I currently use excel to create text files to load journal entries into our accounting system. The entries need to be formatted perfectly in order for the system to accept it. I am having trouble getting the document to save in the correct form. The date format that is necessary is 03042005. I have tried entering this in normally and with an apostrophe before it. I check the cells to be sure that the format is General. I save it in the correct format, but when I upload the document, it fails. I reopen the document and the dates have reverted to the form 3042005. Any idea on what is happening and how to correct?

Thanks,
Dave