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Default Text String to Date

I have been reading many many posts regarding this topic, but of course none
seems to be exactly what I am looking to do. So..

I have an InputBox getting a string and it has been doing what I want. I
want the user to give me a 6 digit date that I incorporate into a filename
later on.
FileDate = InputBox("Enter the 6 digit date of file" & vbLf & "(Example:
031208)", "Date of SCR Data")

BUT at the same time I'd like the input to go into one of the cells as a
date "m/d/yy". What I have been getting is a date "6/10/85" which I
understand is the date equivalent for day #31208. What I'd like to see is
"03/12/08" or "3/12/08".

Any help is appreciated.
 
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