diff --git a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jcontrolutils.pas b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jcontrolutils.pas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1cf74568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jcontrolutils.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+unit jcontrolutils;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils;
+
+function ReplaceChar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
+function CountChar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
+procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
+function NormalizeDate(const Value: string; theValue: TDateTime): string;
+function NormalizeDateSeparator(const s: string): string;
+
+implementation
+
+function ReplaceChar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
+var
+  i: integer;
+begin
+  Result := s;
+  for i := 1 to length(Result) do
+    if Result[i] = ch1 then
+      Result[i] := ch2;
+end;
+
+function CountChar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
+var
+  i: integer;
+begin
+  Result := 0;
+  for i := 1 to length(s) do
+    if s[i] = ch then
+      Inc(Result);
+end;
+
+procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
+begin
+  Assert(Assigned(Strings));
+  Strings.Clear;
+  Strings.Delimiter := Delimiter;
+  Strings.DelimitedText := Input;
+end;
+
+function NormalizeDate(const Value: string; theValue: TDateTime): string;
+var
+  texto: string;
+  i: integer;
+  d, m, y: word;
+begin
+  if theValue = 0 then
+    DecodeDate(Now, y, m, d)
+  else
+    decodedate(theValue, y, m, d);
+  // normalize date
+  texto := Value;
+  texto:= NormalizeDateSeparator(texto);
+  //texto := replacechar(texto, '.', DateSeparator);
+  //texto := replacechar(texto, '-', DateSeparator);
+  //texto := replacechar(texto, '/', DateSeparator);
+  i := countchar(texto, DateSeparator);
+
+  case i of
+    1: texto := texto + DateSeparator + IntToStr(y);
+    0: texto := texto + DateSeparator + IntToStr(m) + DateSeparator + IntToStr(y);
+  end;
+  Result := texto;
+end;
+
+function NormalizeDateSeparator(const s: string): string;
+var
+  i: integer;
+begin
+  Result := s;
+  for i := 1 to length(Result) do
+    if Result[i] in ['.', ',', '/', '-'] then  // valid date separators
+      Result[i] := DateSeparator;
+end;
+
+end.
+
diff --git a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbgridutils.pas b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbgridutils.pas
index fcafc457f..97b0b4ce3 100644
--- a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbgridutils.pas
+++ b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbgridutils.pas
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ unit jdbgridutils;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, SysUtils, Grids, Dialogs, StdCtrls, LCLType, DBGrids, Controls, DB;
+  Classes, SysUtils, Grids, Dialogs, LCLType, DBGrids, Controls, DB,
+  jcontrolutils;
 
 type
 
@@ -102,10 +103,6 @@ var
   integerDbGridControl: TJDbGridIntegerCtrl;
   currencyDbGridControl: TJDbGridCurrencyCtrl;
 
-function replacechar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
-function countchar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
-procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
-
 implementation
 
 uses
@@ -503,34 +500,6 @@ begin
   Result := CellEditor;
 end;
 
-function replacechar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
-var
-  i: integer;
-begin
-  Result := s;
-  for i := 1 to length(Result) do
-    if Result[i] = ch1 then
-      Result[i] := ch2;
-end;
-
-function countchar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
-var
-  i: integer;
-begin
-  Result := 0;
-  for i := 1 to length(s) do
-    if s[i] = ch then
-      Inc(Result);
-end;
-
-procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
-begin
-  Assert(Assigned(Strings));
-  Strings.Clear;
-  Strings.Delimiter := Delimiter;
-  Strings.DelimitedText := Input;
-end;
-
 procedure CreateResources;
 begin
   dateDbGridControl := TJDbGridDateCtrl.Create;
diff --git a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbutils.pas b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbutils.pas
index 6f33342a6..324562790 100644
--- a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbutils.pas
+++ b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/jdbutils.pas
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ unit jdbutils;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, StdCtrls, SysUtils, DBCtrls;
+  Classes, SysUtils, DBCtrls, jcontrolutils;
 
 type
 
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ type
     procedure setFormat(const AValue: string);
     procedure OnKeyPress(Sender: TObject; var key: char);
     function IsValidDate(const Value: string): boolean;
-    function NormalizeDate(const Value: string): string;
   public
     function isNull: boolean;
     property format: string read getFormat write setFormat;
@@ -83,9 +82,6 @@ var
   integerDbControl: TJDBIntegerCtrl;
   currencyDbControl: TJDBCurrencyCtrl;
 
-function replacechar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
-function countchar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
-procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
 
 implementation
 
@@ -225,7 +221,7 @@ procedure TJDBDateCtrl.myEditOnEditingDone(Sender: TObject);
 var
   bufCaption: string;
 begin
-  bufCaption := NormalizeDate(myEdit.Caption);
+  bufCaption := NormalizeDate(myEdit.Caption, theValue);
   if Length(myEdit.Caption) = 0 then
     theValue := 0
   else
@@ -270,30 +266,6 @@ begin
     Result := True;
 end;
 
-function TJDBDateCtrl.NormalizeDate(const Value: string): string;
-var
-  texto: string;
-  i: integer;
-  d, m, y: word;
-begin
-  if theValue = 0 then
-    DecodeDate(Now, y, m, d)
-  else
-    decodedate(theValue, y, m, d);
-  // normalize date
-  texto := Value;
-  texto := replacechar(texto, '.', DateSeparator);
-  texto := replacechar(texto, '-', DateSeparator);
-  texto := replacechar(texto, '/', DateSeparator);
-  i := countchar(texto, DateSeparator);
-
-  case i of
-    1: texto := texto + DateSeparator + IntToStr(y);
-    0: texto := texto + DateSeparator + IntToStr(m) + DateSeparator + IntToStr(y);
-  end;
-  Result := texto;
-end;
-
 function TJDBDateCtrl.isNull: boolean;
 begin
   Result := theValue = 0;
@@ -309,34 +281,6 @@ begin
   myEdit.SelectAll;
 end;
 
-function replacechar(const s: string; ch1: char; ch2: char): string;
-var
-  i: integer;
-begin
-  Result := s;
-  for i := 1 to length(Result) do
-    if Result[i] = ch1 then
-      Result[i] := ch2;
-end;
-
-function countchar(const s: string; ch: char): integer;
-var
-  i: integer;
-begin
-  Result := 0;
-  for i := 1 to length(s) do
-    if s[i] = ch then
-      Inc(Result);
-end;
-
-procedure Split(const Delimiter: char; Input: string; Strings: TStrings);
-begin
-  Assert(Assigned(Strings));
-  Strings.Clear;
-  Strings.Delimiter := Delimiter;
-  Strings.DelimitedText := Input;
-end;
-
 procedure CreateResources;
 begin
   dateDbControl := TJDBDateCtrl.Create;
diff --git a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/testmemdataset.lpi b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/testmemdataset.lpi
index 27bcb4770..3dac0882e 100644
--- a/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/testmemdataset.lpi
+++ b/components/jujiboutils/examples/testmemdataset/testmemdataset.lpi
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
       </Item3>
     </RequiredPackages>
-    <Units Count="2">
+    <Units Count="3">
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="testmemdataset.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         <ResourceBaseClass Value="Form"/>
         <UnitName Value="main"/>
       </Unit1>
+      <Unit2>
+        <Filename Value="jcontrolutils.pas"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <UnitName Value="jcontrolutils"/>
+      </Unit2>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
   <CompilerOptions>
@@ -72,6 +77,9 @@
       </Options>
     </Linking>
     <Other>
+      <CompilerMessages>
+        <UseMsgFile Value="True"/>
+      </CompilerMessages>
       <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
     </Other>
   </CompilerOptions>