masm32

I'm actually looking to be pointed in the right direction on an issue. I'm looking to convert a date in x86 Assembly from the format "DD-MMM-YYYY" to a unique number so that it can be bubble sorted later and eventually converted back. So, when I have a string input ie: .data inDate dw "08-SEP-1993" And I want to split it up to day = "08" month = "SEP" year = "1993" So that I can process it further (I'll be converting SEP to "7", ect.) So my question is what is a simple, efficient way to break the date down (code-wise)? I know I'll need to convert the date format to allow for sorting, but I'm

I am trying to get to grips with MASM32 and am confused by the following: I thought that brackets were used for indirection so if I have the a pre-defined variable .data item dd 42 then mov ebx, item would put the contents of 'item', i.e. the number 42, into ebx and mov ebx, [item] would put the address of 'item', i.e. where the 42 is stored, into ebx. But the following code in a console app: mov ebx, item invoke dwtoa, ebx, ADDR valuestr invoke StdOut, ADDR valuestr mov ebx, [item] invoke dwtoa, ebx, ADDR valuestr invoke StdOut, ADDR valuestr prints 42 twice. To get the address of 'item' I