# File lib/ole/types/base.rb, line 84
      def self.dump time
        # i think i'll convert whatever i get to be a datetime, because of
        # the covered range.
        return 0.chr * SIZE unless time
        time = time.send(:to_datetime) if Time === time
        # don't bother to use const_get here
        bignum = (time - EPOCH) * 86400 * 1e7.to_i
        high, low = bignum.divmod 1 << 32
        [low, high].pack 'V2'
      end