Insert date and time in MySQL with a button

Is there a way to insert the date and time into a MySQL databse by using the action of a button.

Sure, try putting a script like this in the actionPerformed event of your button:

fpmi.db.runUpdateQuery("INSERT INTO MyTable (t_stamp) VALUES (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)")

Of course, you will have to adjust MyTable and t_stamp for your table and column names.

MySQL has very good reference documentation for its syntax available at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/index.html. Chapters 11 and 12 should be particularly helpful.

Hope this helps,