Try to set the cell format to the proper date format,like "mm/dd/yyyy".
See the sample I sent to you today in reply to your other post on the similar issue.

>Hi,
>
>When I use the VFP6 import command, all the date column give numeric
>value insteads of date type. How do I remedy this part.
>
>Thank for your help and advise.
>
>>Virusim,
>>
>>Most likely the problem is caused by custom formatting of the cells in the Excel file.
>>Try to use IMPORT command from VFP instead of Excel saveas procedure.