SET DATE BRITISH oExcel = CREATEOBJECT([Excel.Application]) oExcel.SheetsInNewWorkbook = 4 oWorkbook = oExcel.Workbooks.Add() oExcel.Visible = .t. nrow=2 with oExcel.activesheet .Range("A"+TRIM(PADR(nrow,11))).value=DATE() .Range("A"+TRIM(PADR(nrow,11))).NumberFormat ='mmm dd yyyy' endwith