Dave,

>I do see the date displayed in the text box, but it still shows the time when all I want is the short date displayed.
>
>I am using VS2005.

Hmmm...this should "just work" (it does on my machine <s>). Behind the scenes we are just using standard .NET string formatting.

Here's what I recommend..Set a breakpoint in mmTextBox.FormatEventHandler() and trace through to see what's happening.

Best Regards,