Index: branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php =================================================================== diff -u -N -r16569 -r16669 --- branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php (.../date_formatter.php) (revision 16569) +++ branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php (.../date_formatter.php) (revision 16669) @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ GetFieldOptions($field_name); @@ -385,7 +386,10 @@ if($value == '') return NULL; //return strtotime($value); - $format = $options['input_format']; + if ( !isset($format) ) { + $format = $options['input_format']; + } + if ($dt_separator) $format = trim($format, $dt_separator); $error_params = array(