>this is the code that I use universally throughout my app.. I do use the K tag in the get boxes and it still doesn't get the whole field.
>
> @ 1,1 GET date2 ;
> SIZE 1.000,12.800 ;
> DEFAULT { / / } ;
> FONT "Arial", 10 ;
> PICTURE "@K"
>
>Why doesn't this work?

It's strongly recommended to stop using @GET and use Textbox in VFP5. I follow this recommendation and because of this, unfortunately, cannot say what is wrong with your code.