--- a/CharacterArray.st	Mon Nov 05 16:39:53 2001 +0100
+++ b/CharacterArray.st	Mon Nov 05 16:40:46 2001 +0100
@@ -2225,6 +2225,16 @@
 
 !CharacterArray methodsFor:'Compatibility - Squeak'!
 
+asDate
+    "Many allowed forms, see Date.readFrom:"
+
+    ^ Date readFrom: (ReadStream on: self)
+
+    "
+     '30 Apr 1999' asDate dayName capitalized    
+    "
+!
+
 capitalized
     ^ self asUppercaseFirst
 
@@ -5984,6 +5994,6 @@
 !CharacterArray class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterArray.st,v 1.212 2001-11-05 09:51:25 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterArray.st,v 1.213 2001-11-05 15:40:46 james Exp $'
 ! !
 CharacterArray initialize!