def format_date(a_cell)
    isdate = true if(nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_RE)))
    isdate = true if(isdate || (nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_with_dashes_RE))) )
    isdate = true if(isdate || (nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_with_time_RE))) )
    if isdate
      begin
        mod_dt = DateTime.parse(a_cell)
        cary = "#{mod_dt.month}/#{mod_dt.day}/#{mod_dt.year}"
        if(true == verbose?)
          puts ""
          puts "*** Converted date to #{cary} ***"
          puts ""
        end
        a_cell = cary
      rescue ArgumentError => e
        # Either this is not a date, or the date format is unrecognized,
        # nothing to see here, moving on.
      end
    end
    a_cell
  end
def format_date(a_cell)
    isdate = true if(nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_RE)))
    isdate = true if(isdate || (nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_with_dashes_RE))) )
    isdate = true if(isdate || (nil != (dt = a_cell.match(@date_with_time_RE))) )
    if isdate
      begin
        mod_dt = DateTime.parse(a_cell)
        cary = "#{mod_dt.month}/#{mod_dt.day}/#{mod_dt.year}"
        if(true == verbose?)
          puts ""
          puts "*** Converted date to #{cary} ***"
          puts ""
        end
        a_cell = cary
      rescue ArgumentError => e
        # Either this is not a date, or the date format is unrecognized,
        # nothing to see here, moving on.
      end
    end
    a_cell
  end
If the cell is a date, format it to MM/DD/YYYY, stripping time.