Try something like this. For textbox:
set format to R,
set inputmask to 99 XXX 9999

and validate and reformat the value on Valid or LostFOcus events if needed.
>Hello,
>
>A client wants to be able to enter date as:
>12 Apr 2003
>
>Is there a way to do this easily, or do I need to make a class and write a procedure in the valid to validate the data entry?
>
>Thanks for any help.