This problem duplicated on both Windows NT 4.0 running JDK 1.1.2 and Solaris running JDK 1.1.1A.

To duplicat this problme run the following code.


import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class DateTest{
    
public DateTest(){}

public static void main(String args[]){
    Date testDate = new Date (97, 9-1, 15);
    DateFormat dfFrench = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.FRENCH);
    DateFormat dfUS = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.US);
    System.out.println("Date set to : " + testDate);
    System.out.println("Date Formated with French Locale " + dfFrench.format(testDate));
    System.out.println("Date Formated with US Locale " + dfUS.format(testDate));
}
} 


Output: 

Date set to : Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 PDT 1997
Date Formated with French Locale lundi, 15 septembre 1997 09:00:00
Date Formated with US Locale Monday, September 15, 1997 12:00:00 AM


When a static date is set shouldn't the same time be returned for both Locales?  For example if I was in France working with a US Locale setting I would get a complete different time. 

I have tried changing the TimeZone and Locale environment varibles in Windows NT 4.0 with a Japanese Locale and I was still experiencing the same problem problem.  In that case the same date is returned but the time is 8:00 AM for the same date that returned 12:00am with the Locale and Regional settings set to US.