/// <summary>
		/// Implements the following function
		///   string date:date(string)
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>The date part of the specified date or the empty string if the 
		/// date is invalid</returns>        
		public string date(string d)
		{
			try
			{
				DateTZ dtz = new DateTZ(d);
				return dtz.ToString();
			}
			catch (FormatException)
			{
				return "";
			}
		}
		/// <summary>
		/// Implements the following function
		///   string date:date()
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>The current date</returns>        
		public string date()
		{
			DateTZ dtz = new DateTZ();
			return dtz.ToString();
		}