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Default Dates from InputBox

Hello,
I am having a problem with the following code. When the user inputs the date
in mm/dd/yyyy format in the inputbox, it gets converted into a number (9 for
example) and displays 1/8/1900 in the cell. Could someone suggest how to
force the inputbox to use the needed date format?
Jon

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
aDate = Range("A1").Value
Ans = MsgBox("Is " & aDate & " the correct reconciliation date?",
vbYesNo, "Question...")
Select Case Ans
Case vbYes
Exit Sub
Case vbNo
Prompt = "What is the new reconciliation date?"
Caption = "Tell me..."
newrecDate = Val(InputBox(Prompt, Caption))
Range("A1") = newDate
End Select
End Sub