code: @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:magicnumber")
  	private void writeDBFDate(Date date) throws IOException {
  		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd"); //$NON-NLS-1$
  		writeDBFString(format.format(date), 8, (byte) ' ');
  	}
docs: Write a formated date according to the Dbase specifications.
  
  @param date is the value to convert
  @throws IOException in case of error.