>Store the date as an integer and then convert it into the correct date format by reading the regional settings of the workstation. See this link for the algorithm examples.
http://www.vsg.cape.com/~pbaum/date/jdimp.htm>
>Maybe if we all chipped in we could write a function to handle it and post it in the downloads section.
Yes, as mentioned in the other messages, that would be the way to go. I do not understand however the relation with the regional settings of the workstation.