Check http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/spsblog/2008/09/30/UsingExcel2007FileFormatsInVFP90.aspx
You can adapt it to VFP8

>In VFP8, is there any way to Appe from type XLS which imports an XLSX or Excel97
>It gives an error each time
>
>If not, any utility out there whcih could be incorpotated into the VFP8 app whcih would convert the XL file into an earlier version ?
>Tia,
>Gerard