Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/CheckRawData.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/CheckRawData.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/CheckRawData.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -64,4 +64,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCamHum.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCamHum.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCamHum.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxContTemp.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxContTemp.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxContTemp.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCtrDev.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCtrDev.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCtrDev.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCurrents.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCurrents.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxCurrents.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxData.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxData.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxData.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -99,4 +99,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxTemp.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxTemp.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxTemp.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxThresholds.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxThresholds.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillAuxThresholds.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillDrsTemp.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillDrsTemp.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillDrsTemp.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillEffectiveOn.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillEffectiveOn.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillEffectiveOn.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillMoonInfo.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillMoonInfo.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillMoonInfo.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else
Index: trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillNumEvts.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillNumEvts.sh	(revision 17906)
+++ trunk/DataCheck/Processing/FillNumEvts.sh	(revision 17907)
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@
 if [ "$certaindate" != "" ]
 then
+   checkstring=`echo $certaindate | grep -E -o '^20[0-9][0-9]\/[01][0-9]\/[0-3][0-9]$'`
+   if [ "$checkstring" = "" ]
+   then
+      echo "Please give the variable certaindate in the correct format (YYYY/MM/DD)"
+      finish
+   fi
    getdates $certaindate
 else