Get the current date in java.sql.Date format

Simply in one line:

java.sql.Date date = new java.sql.Date(Calendar.getInstance().getTime().getTime());

A java.util.Date is not a java.sql.Date. It's the other way around. A java.sql.Date is a java.util.Date.

You'll need to convert it to a java.sql.Date by using the constructor that takes a long that a java.util.Date can supply.

java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(utilDate.getTime());