[Dxbase] Card Designer help w/Date variable

Thu Jun 30 16:19:18 EDT 2005

Hey Folks,
I am trying to design a QSL Card which will print on my
existing QSL card stock and I need a modified form
of "DATE" from my log...
The variable DATE from my log always prints out with this format...
30-MAY-2004
but I need the format below because of lack of space on
my existing QSL
5/30/04
In the designer I am trying to use a combination of Date() and Date$()
to get my desired format with no luck... I think it's because Date()
does not recognize the string "30-MAY-2004" as one of it's forms...
Does anyone have a conversion function or formula for the
Card Designer that will accomplish what I am trying to do?
i.e. Convert 30-MAY-2004 format to 5/30/04 format?
There seems to be lots of flexibility converting "DATE" datatypes
to just about anything, but I have a variable "DATE" which is a 
string. 
Any ideas?
Thanks,
George - Ku3o