Index: trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php
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diff -u -r6583 -r7391
--- trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php	(.../formatter.php)	(revision 6583)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php	(.../formatter.php)	(revision 7391)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 		$options = $object->GetFieldOptions($field_name);
 		if ( isset($format) ) $options['format'] = $format;
-		$tc_value = $this->TypeCast($value,$options);
+		$tc_value = $value; // $this->TypeCast($value,$options);
 		if( ($tc_value === false) || ("$tc_value" != "$value") ) return $value; // for leaving badly formatted date on the form
 
 		if (isset($options['format'])) {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
 	function GetSample($field, &$options, &$object)
 	{
-
+		if (isset($options['sample_value'])) return $options['sample_value'];
 	}
 
 }
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