NAME

VMS::Misc - Misc data conversions

SYNOPSIS

  use VMS::Misc;

  $foo = byte_to_iv($byte);
  $foo = word_to_iv($word);
  $foo = long_to_iv($long);
  $quadword = date_to_quad($VMS_Format_Date);
  $VMS_Format_Date = quad_to_date($quadword);
  $SecsSinceEpoch = vms_date_to_unix_epoch($VMS_Format_Date);
  $BigEndian64BitIEEEString = nv_to_64_bit_ieee_str(3.1415926);

DESCRIPTION

Miscellaneous data conversion routines

AUTHOR

Dan Sugalski <dan@sidhe.org>

SEE ALSO

perl(1).