Index: ldapdata.theme.inc
===================================================================
--- ldapdata.theme.inc  (revision 6)
+++ ldapdata.theme.inc  (working copy)
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
       $ret = strpos($value, '://') ? $value : "http://$value";
       $ret = "<a href=\"$ret\">$ret</a>";
       break;
+    case 'date':
+      $ret = format_date(strtotime($value), 'medium');
+      break;
     case 'txt':
     default:
       $ret = $value;
Index: ldapdata.module
===================================================================
--- ldapdata.module     (revision 6)
+++ ldapdata.module     (working copy)
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@
   foreach ($edit as $edit_attr => $edit_val) {
     // Preventing a POST data injection: we check allowance to write value.
     if (array_search($edit_attr, $editables) !== FALSE) {
+      if ( is_array($edit_val) && array_key_exists('day',$edit_val) && array_key_exists('month',$edit_val) && array_key_exists('year',$edit_val) ) {
+       # date field support, LDAP GeneralizedTime format (YYYYMMDD, 19920125 = 25 Jan 1992)
+       $edit_val = sprintf('%04d%02d%02d',$edit_val['year'],$edit_val['month'],$edit_val['day']);
+      }
       $writeout[$edit_attr] = $edit_val;
       $edit[$edit_attr] = NULL;
     }
@@ -534,6 +538,16 @@
         '#description' => array_shift($info),
       );
       break;
+    case 'date':
+      $value = array( 'year'=>(int)substr($value,0,4), 'month'=>(int)substr($value,4,2), 'day'=>(int)substr($value,6,2) );
+      $form = array(
+        '#type' => 'date',
+        '#title' => array_shift($info),
+        '#default_value' => $value,
+        '#description' => array_shift($info),
+        '#required' => array_shift($info),
+      );
+      break;
   }
   return $form;
 }