retrieving dates from an Access DB using Win32::OLE module

I'm using the win32::OLE module to modify a MS Access DB.

I can enter a date into a date field fine from CGI. But when I come to retrieve it just by reading that value I get an error:

Win32::OLE::Variant=SCALAR(0x1d313dc)

what do I need to do to this field in perl to be able to retrieve it?
currently I just retrieve that field using

$rs->Fields('ListingDate')->value,

thanks in advance for any help,
Alex


DOH!
*slaps forhead*

use Win32::OLE::Variant;

and thats it