protected Date string2Date(String dateString) {
		int month = 0;
		int day = 0;
		
		int i;
		for (i = 0; i < dateString.length(); i++) {
			if (Character.isDigit(dateString.charAt(i))) {
				month = month * 10 + dateString.charAt(i) - '1';
			} else {
				break;
			}
		}
		for (i += 2; i < dateString.length(); i++) {
			if (Character.isDigit(dateString.charAt(i))) {
				day = day * 10 + dateString.charAt(i) - '0';
			} else {
				break;
			}
		}
		
		Calendar myDate = Calendar.getInstance();
		myDate.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
		myDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, day);
				
		return myDate.getTime();
	}