At 08:46 PM 7/24/2004, Gus Tabares wrote: >Hello all, > >Are there any known routines for converting month names to their >abbreviated form (i.e., December->Dec) ? The preferred usage is e.g. rather than i.e. Bob Gailer bgailer at alum.rpi.edu 303 442 2625 home 720 938 2625 cell