diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Convert.cpp b/uppsrc/Core/Convert.cpp
index 3a69be6e4..d15cec771 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Convert.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Convert.cpp
@@ -382,12 +382,21 @@ ConvertDouble::~ConvertDouble() {}
 ConvertDate::ConvertDate(Date minval, Date maxval, bool notnull)
 : minval(minval), maxval(maxval), notnull(notnull) {
 	defaultval = Null;
+	truncate = false;
 }
 
 ConvertDate::~ConvertDate()
 {
 }
 
+Value ConvertDate::Format(const Value& q) const
+{
+	if(truncate && IsDateTime(q))
+		return Convert::Format((Date)q);
+	return Convert::Format(q);
+}
+
+
 Value ConvertDate::Scan(const Value& text) const {
 	Value v = UPP::Scan(DATE_V, text, defaultval);
 	if(IsError(v)) return v;
@@ -473,6 +482,17 @@ GLOBAL_VARP_INIT(const ConvertTime, StdConvertTimeNotNull, (Null, Null, true))
 GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(const ConvertString, StdConvertString);
 GLOBAL_VARP_INIT(const ConvertString, StdConvertStringNotNull, (INT_MAX, true))
 
+const ConvertDate& StdConvertDateTruncated()
+{
+	static ConvertDate *cv;
+	ONCELOCK {
+		static ConvertDate cvd;
+		cvd.Truncate();
+		cv = &cvd;
+	}
+	return *cv;
+}
+
 Value  MapConvert::Format(const Value& q) const {
 	return map.Get(q, Null);
 }
diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Convert.h b/uppsrc/Core/Convert.h
index b51eb6e44..3df5d9195 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Convert.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Convert.h
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ const ConvertDouble& StdConvertDoubleNotNull();
 
 class ConvertDate : public Convert {
 public:
+	virtual Value Format(const Value& q) const;
 	virtual Value Scan(const Value& text) const;
 	virtual int   Filter(int chr) const;
 
 protected:
 	Date minval, maxval, defaultval;
-	bool notnull;
+	bool notnull, truncate;
 
 public:
 	ConvertDate& MinMax(Date _min, Date _max)      { minval = _min; maxval = _max; return *this; }
@@ -137,16 +138,19 @@ public:
 	ConvertDate& Max(Date _max)                    { maxval = _max; return *this; }
 	ConvertDate& NotNull(bool b = true)            { notnull = b; return *this; }
 	ConvertDate& NoNotNull()                       { return NotNull(false); }
+	ConvertDate& Truncate(bool b = true)           { truncate = b; return *this; }
 	ConvertDate& Default(Date d)                   { defaultval = d; return *this; }
 	Date         GetMin() const                    { return minval; }
 	Date         GetMax() const                    { return maxval; }
 	bool         IsNotNull() const                 { return notnull; }
 
+
 	ConvertDate(Date minval = Date::Low(), Date maxval = Date::High(), bool notnull = false);
 	virtual ~ConvertDate();
 };
 
 const ConvertDate& StdConvertDate();
+const ConvertDate& StdConvertDateTruncated();
 const ConvertDate& StdConvertDateNotNull();
 
 class ConvertTime : public Convert {