Date conversions #490723: How to convert Mmmmmmm dd, yyyy to a date value

Searched the archives, but with hundreds of results to wade through...  

Wishing to not have to reinvent a wheel that's probably been invented several 
times.
 If someone has a link that solves my dilemna, I'd really appreciate it.  If I 
end
up having to write it myself, I'll gladly share.

I am getting a text file whose records contain dates like "October 08, 2002"
(without quotes), and need to convert these dates to an *ISO date.  

Sounds like a perfect addition to a service program of date procedures.

Also, anybody have a quick conversion for "m/d/yyyy" dates, where the month may 
be 1
or 2 digits and same with the day of the month?

TIA, GA

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