Getting "not a valid date" error when entering an authorization key (4244506)

When entering an authorization key and site message in Toad Data Modeler, the key is rejected with the following message:

"<DD-MMM-YYYY> is not a valid date"

Toad Data Modeler fails to recognize the machine's system date when using the dd-mmm-yy format.

WORKAROUND

Change the machine's short date regional settings to a format that contains only numbers.

1. Start | Settings | Control Panel | Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options | Regional and Language Options

2. Under Regional Options tab, click Customize

3. Go to Date tab

4. Under Short date | Short date format, change it to any other format that will contain only numbers. Do not choose dd-MMM-yy.

5. Click Apply

6. Open Toad Data Modeler and enter the authorization key

STATUS

Waiting for fix in a future release of Toad Data Modeler.