Formatting Dates

Hi:  I have a form created in Adobe Livecycle Designer 8.  There are 4 instances where the user must enter the date as i.e., "January 12, 2012".  Is there a way to 1) if the user enters "1-12-12", that it will automatically display it at runtime as "January 12, 2012" or, 2) force the user to go back and type the date in as "January 12, 2012."? 

Thanks for any assistance you can give.

Connie