>I have never faced this problem with Access...
>I am using Access2000 & VB6, many places in my application depends on the date:
>- In the Access file the field Data Type is (Short Date)
>and I save the date as "dd/mm/yyyy", saved & retreved without any missing/problem.

If your database is local and not shared accross multiple users and multiple config, you won't have problem using the format that is set into the control panel.