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* Convert a date to a string. This can be used
* for converting the system time as well as
* modify/create dates from files. The date must
* be 6 bytes -- null pad file dates.


* OTHER MODULES NEEDED: BIN_ASC

* ENTRY: X=binary date
*        Y=buffer for ascii

* EXIT: all registers preserved (except cc)

 nam Get ASCII Date
 ttl Assembler Library Module


 section .text

DATESTR:
 pshs d,x,y,u
 leau delims,pcr

loop
 bsr get1 convert a byte
 lda ,u+ get next delimiter
 sta ,y+ add to ascii buffer
 bne loop not end yet
 puls d,x,y,u,pc

get1
 ldb ,x+ get next byte to convert
 clra only doing one byte value
 pshs x save ptr to date packet
 leas -8,s buffer for ascii number
 tfr s,x
 lbsr BIN_DEC convert
 ldd ,x get ascii
 tstb 1byte number?
 bne get2 no
 tfr a,b
 lda #'0 leading "0"

get2
 std ,y++ to buffer
 leas 8,s
 puls x,pc

delims
 fcc '// ::'
 fcb 0

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