diff --git a/src/space/space.cpp b/src/space/space.cpp
index db2a131..a9dddb8 100644
--- a/src/space/space.cpp
+++ b/src/space/space.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /* 
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2022, Tomasz Sowa
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2023, Tomasz Sowa
  * All rights reserved.
  * 
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1305,6 +1305,19 @@ std::wstring Space::to_wstr() const
 }
 
 
+Date Space::to_date() const
+{
+	if( type == type_wstring )
+		return Date(value.value_wstring);
+
+	if( type == type_string )
+		return Date(value.value_string);
+
+	if( type == type_long )
+		return Date(static_cast<time_t>(value.value_long));
+
+	return Date();
+}
 
 
 void Space::to_list(std::list<std::string> & output_list, bool clear_list) const
@@ -1471,6 +1484,20 @@ std::wstring Space::to_wstr(const wchar_t * field, const std::wstring & default_
 }
 
 
+Date Space::to_date(const wchar_t * field) const
+{
+	const Space * space = get_space(field);
+	return space ? space->to_date() : Date();
+}
+
+
+Date Space::to_date(const wchar_t * field, const Date & default_value) const
+{
+	const Space * space = get_space(field);
+	return space ? space->to_date() : default_value;
+}
+
+
 bool Space::to_list(const wchar_t * field, std::list<std::string> & output_list, bool clear_list) const
 {
 	return to_list_generic(field, output_list, clear_list);
diff --git a/src/space/space.h b/src/space/space.h
index 82a780f..de659a7 100644
--- a/src/space/space.h
+++ b/src/space/space.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /* 
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2022, Tomasz Sowa
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2023, Tomasz Sowa
  * All rights reserved.
  * 
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ public:
 	long double to_long_double() const;
 	std::string to_str() const;
 	std::wstring to_wstr() const;
+	Date to_date() const;
 
 	void to_list(std::list<std::string> & output_list, bool clear_list = true) const;
 	void to_list(std::list<std::wstring> & output_list, bool clear_list = true) const;
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ public:
 	std::wstring to_wstr(const wchar_t * field, const wchar_t * default_value = nullptr) const;
 	std::wstring to_wstr(const wchar_t * field, const std::wstring & default_value) const;
 
+	Date to_date(const wchar_t * field) const;
+	Date to_date(const wchar_t * field, const Date & default_value) const;
+
 	bool to_list(const wchar_t * field, std::list<std::string> & output_list, bool clear_list = true) const;
 	bool to_list(const wchar_t * field, std::list<std::wstring> & output_list, bool clear_list = true) const;
 	bool to_list(const std::wstring & field, std::list<std::string> & output_list, bool clear_list = true) const;