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06/06/07 16:52
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 		 #140324 - No, Andy -- Joe\\\'s answer is not correct
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Joe said:
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for i = 0 - 3 {
    D_i = string_number_i - 48
    value = D_i*10^i
    }

You were a little quick on the trigger, there, Joe. In order for this to work, 'value' has to be initialized before the loop, and you have to add each new term to it within the loop. As you have it, the end result will be (1000 * D_4), which is not what you had in mind.

Having said that, however, since the OP is already using scanf(), a simpler solution is to just do the conversion directly as the input as read, like this:
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scanf("%4d%4d%4d%4d", &a, &b, &c, &d);
No fuss, no muss, and no need for the OP's 'buf'.

-- Russ


List of 39 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
String to decimal numbers            01/01/70 00:00      
   Piece of cake            01/01/70 00:00      
      Answer is correct - just do it 4 times!            01/01/70 00:00      
      No, Andy -- Joe\\\'s answer is not correct            01/01/70 00:00      
         simpler????            01/01/70 00:00      
            Simpler            01/01/70 00:00      
               scanf, printf....            01/01/70 00:00      
               scanf()            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Warnings well taken.            01/01/70 00:00      
         My response shows how to do it            01/01/70 00:00      
            the 1-line solution            01/01/70 00:00      
               Now that we\'re being silly ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I'm tempted to give it a "+1 Good answer" :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
                  As Cryptic as it can get.. (for me)            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Don't try this at home!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Maybe try at home but NOT with the client !            01/01/70 00:00      
                  all 4 numbers, printf-ed, all in one for            01/01/70 00:00      
                     One small correction            01/01/70 00:00      
                        The world would come to a voilent end.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           this was nothing...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Jan loves C ??? World go KAABOOM!!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Jan, you are a wild man!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I am cool serious.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I've been learning C too!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              K&R            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 K&R * 3            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    The separation of AWK and Perl duly noted            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    I only have the one...            01/01/70 00:00      
   How about...            01/01/70 00:00      
      weekend quiz?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Ok, so it might have been a bit cryptic            01/01/70 00:00      
   Uncanny Adverts            01/01/70 00:00      
      OT - Google magic            01/01/70 00:00      
         Missed concepts..            01/01/70 00:00      
            Be careful            01/01/70 00:00      
               gets() is differently bad            01/01/70 00:00      
                  still better than scanf()            01/01/70 00:00      
                     or, don't bother with the stdlib etc. at all            01/01/70 00:00      
                        for me, replace 'rarely' with 'never'            01/01/70 00:00      

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