Try a switch e.g.,
{ YourMergefield \@ "MMMM dd, yyyy" }

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> How do I write the code to format the date as July 22, 2004?
{Mergefield Fieldname \@ "MMMM d, yyyy"}
if you want July 2, 2004 for the 2nd July
or
{Mergefield Fieldname \@ "MMMM dd, yyyy"}
if you want July 02, 2004 for the 2nd July
'Fieldname' is the name of your merged date field.
See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm
and for loads of stuff on dates
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wrd&Number=249902

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> How do I write the code to format the date as July 22, 2004?