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 __UNPACKDATE
 Pack a date formatted variable to a word
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 Function:
 __UNPACKDATE:FAR

 Description:
 This function takes a numeric value in AX (see __PACKDATE), and
 returns a var of the form YYYYMMDD in DX:AX. It's the complement
 of _PACKDATE

 Example:
 if you would want a function, let's say Dos2Date() that converts a
 Numeric DOS date var to a Clipper date var, you could do as follow:

 Dos2Date(nVar) --> dVar

 mov    ax,1
 push   ax
 call   __PARNI
 add    sp,2
 call   __UNPACKDATE
 push   dx
 push   ax
 call   __RETDS
 add    sp,4
 ret

 Note that XPunpackDate() does it slightly differently.

See Also: __UNPACKTIME __PACKDATE
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