> I'm havig a problem with date conversions when the short date format is
> set to dd/MMM/yyyy (eg. 01/Mar/2010). If you select a date from the
> calendar or enter the month numerically, it works OK. But if you use the
> three letter month abbreviation it causes an exception. Once you edit the
> date field when it is displayed in this format, it will not accept the
> month abbreviation. I'm using version 4.8.7, BTW.
>
> Is there a work-around or has this been fixed?

There hasn't been a fix for this in any subsequent version.
The source is wide open, you could probably get in there and put in the
necessary enhancement/fix.
I'll add this to my list of things to take care of, but I cannot guarantee
when I'll get it done.

Jason Wharton