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MPE/iX Quick Reference Guide

NLCONVCUSTDATE 

NM and CM callable.
Converts the custom date format from a character string to a numeric
value; checks the input string by using the formatting template returned
by item 2 of the NLINFO intrinsic, then converts the date to the general
date format as returned by the CALENDAR intrinsic.

      U16                   CA       I16V      I16V   U16A
     date:=NLCONVCUSTDATE(buffer,bufferlength,langnum,error);

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