DOCUMENT:Q38335  25-JUL-2001  [visualc]
TITLE   :HOWTO: sscanf() Example Using a Comma (,) as Delimiter
PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:6.0,6.00a,6.00ax,7.0; OS/2:6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,4.0,5.
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbcode kbCRT kbVC600

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The information in this article applies to:

 - The C Run-Time (CRT), included with:
    - Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax 
    - Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a 
    - Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0 
    - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition, versions 1.0, 1.5 
    - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The example below shows how to use the sscanf() C run-time function to read from
an internal buffer delimiting fields with a comma (,). The key is to use the
brackets in the format of sscanf() function. The format will be %[^','], which
tells the function to read from the buffer until a comma (,) is reached.

Sample Code
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   /* The following sample illustrates the use of brackets and the
      caret (^) with sscanf().
      Compile options needed: none
   */ 

   #include <math.h>
   #include <stdio.h>
   #include <stdlib.h>

   char *tokenstring = "first,25.5,second,15";
   int result, i;
   double fp;
   char o[10], f[10], s[10], t[10];

   void main()
   {
      result = sscanf(tokenstring, "%[^','],%[^','],%[^','],%s", o, s, t, f);
      fp = atof(s);
      i  = atoi(f);
      printf("%s\n %lf\n %s\n %d\n", o, fp, t, i);
   }

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Keywords          : kbcode kbCRT kbVC600 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCRT
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.00a,6.00ax,7.0; OS/2:6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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