IPTC Date Created format

When importing images into Lightroom v1.1 The IPTC Date Created field appears to take it's value from the EXIF field Date Original, so far so good, but it copies it in the following format yyyy-mm-ddThr-min-sec+10.00. Is there a way of just getting the "date" part into the IPTC date created field?
Regards Willem

Hi Matteo
This is what I noticed in LR there 4 date fields 3 EXIF
Date Time Original 13/08/2007 12:20:07
Date Time Digitized 13/08/2007 12:20:07
Date Time 13/08/2007 12:20:07
and one in the IPTC section called "Date Created"
the behaviour I see in LR is as follows
If when "importing images" I apply the Metadata preset "None", or a preset that leaves the "Date Created" field in the IPTC Image section unchecked, the IPTC Date Created field shows the following value
Date Created 2007-08-13T12:20:07Z
if I tick the box next to the Date Created field in the IPTC Image section in the Metadata presets and leave the field itself empty, the Date Created field in imported image is blank.
I can off course enter a date only at this stage and have that date show in LR, but I often import image in a batch that have been shot on different days.
What I would like to be able to do is to have just the date part end up in the IPTC date field eg. 2007-08-13 without the T12:20:07Z
Thanks Willem

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