USAGE
   signed int sccds2lx(
           signed long *date,
           signed char *string,
           signed int format );

PROTOTYPE IN
   sc_clock.h

DESCRIPTION
   sccds2lx converts an ASCIIZ string into a long date. The date
   string must be of the style format. This date is a calculated count of
   days since 1/1/0001. No attempt has been made to adjust for changes made
   in the calendar. This function is used predominantly for date arithmetic,
   calculating elapsed days, etc.

   Date string styles:
   SC_GREGOR     mm/dd/yy
   SC_GREGORL    mm/dd/yyyy
   SC_JULIAN     yyyy/ddd
   SC_YMD        yyyymmdd
   SC_DMY        ddmmyy

EXAMPLE
   #include <stdio.h>
   #include <softc.h>
   #include <sc_clock.h>

   void main()
   {
     signed long l;

     sccds2lx(&l,"19890323",SC_YMD);
     printf("%ld",l);
   }