Formate date

 I havew some problems with the date format on my server.....
I have "08.27.2009" but like "27.08.2009"
I have tried;
tabell_1.Rows(counter_1).Item("training_true") = "" & format(tabell_1.Rows(counter_1).Item("A1000_k"), "{0:dd.MM.yyyy}") & ""
but i stil get "27.08.2009"......
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