Bill,
I think you've got it a bit mixed up...
Just use a normal LongDate Input Mask of 99/99/00
Just Format the field for mmmm d", "yyyy
Then... entering "1/1/05" displays as "January 1, 2005"
You can set up an InputMask for any kind of Date Input, but display that
Date any way you want through Formatting'
hth
Al Camp