Hi, I would like to know if there is a way to get the string representation (3 chars) from a boost::gregorian::date, e.g. 10/03/2006 returns "Fri". This is a pretty fundamental functionality but I could not find anything in the documentation. I probably missed something. Could anyone help? Thanks Pshemek Kind regards Pshemek Przemyslaw Sliwa Global Foreign Exchange FX Risk Engine Development Merrill Lynch ( +44 (0)20 7995 4182 ) +44 (0)79 6325 2319 * Email: przemyslaw_sliwa@ml.com -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ --------------------------------------------------------