//The variable container name is $date
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//the placeholder <$BBD> refers to the variable of the best before date field in the spoolfile
$d = <$BBD>
$day = substr($d,1,2);
$mon = substr($d,3,2);
$year = substr($d,5,2);
log(1, "$day" + $day);
log(1, "$mon" + $mon);
log(1, "$year" + $year);

if ($mon = "01") {
$montext  = "Jan";
}
else if ($mon = "02") {
$montext  = "Feb";
}
else if ($mon = "03") {
$montext  = "Mar";
}
else if ($mon = "04") {
$montext  = "April";
}
else if ($mon = "05") {
$montext  = "May";
}
else if ($mon = "06") {
$montext  = "June";
}
else if ($mon = "07") {
$montext  = "July";
}
else if ($mon = "08") {
$montext  = "Aug";
}
else if ($mon = "09") {
$montext  = "Sept";
}
else if ($mon = "10") {
$montext  = "Oct";
}
else if ($mon = "11") {
$montext  = "Nov";
}
else if ($mon = "12") {
$montext  = "Dec";
}
//the placeholder <$country> refers to the variable of the country field in the spoolfile
//i.e. If the Customer is US-based then certain format will be outputted
if (<$country> = "US") {
$date = $montext + " " + $day + " " + "20" + $Year;
}
else {
$date = $day + " " + $montext + " " +  "20" + $Year;
}