Hi, In JDK 1.0.2 java.util.Date used a number of native methods (Kaffe 0.8.x). But in JDK 1.1.x java.util.Date is completely written in Java and has not Kaffe bits at all (kaffe 0.9.x). Tim -- Tim Wilkinson Tel/Fax: +44 181 446 1309 T. J. Wilkinson & Associates, Mobile: +44 370 621006 London, UK. Email: tim at tjwassoc.co.uk