[RBG7-L] - Importing Excel data

[KarenTellef]

Using version 7.1

Trying to import an Excel spreadsheet that has one date
column in it.  When in Excel I look at Format Cells of the
column, it shows DATE  mm/dd/yy.

My database settings are Format mm/dd/yy,  Sequence mmddyy.

When my table has a date column, this comes in as blank.
When I make the column text, it comes in with what I assume is
a julian number.  10/14/03 came in as 37908, 10/15/03 as 37909, etc.

What am I missing?  How can I get the dates to load in, or if I can't
how do I turn the Julian date into a regular date?

Karen