[RESOLVED] Date format/calculation issues with Word 2003 userform

[New2vba]

Don't mean to take advantage of the free and much appreciated help, but I'm stuck again!

Can anybody help?

I have a Word 2003 userform that includes some text boxes. When the form is initialised, I insert the date into one of these boxes using the following:

txtDate.Value = Format(Date, "dd/mm/yy")

When the form is completed and a command button is pressed, the forms values and some derived values are inserted into the Word document using bookmarks. One of these derived values is the date + 30 days, which is what I am having a problem with.

I have used several sample pieces of code, but can't seem to get it to work - the form generates an error everytime. The latest code I have (which doesn't work) is:

Dim strValidity As Date
        strValidity = Format$((txtDate.Value + 30), "dd-mm-yy")

I also want to set the original text box (txtDate) format to dd/mm/yy similar to that used in Excel so, for example, if the user enters a new (shorthand) date, such as "15-12", it will be interpretted as "15/12/05"

Any help would be appreciated.