sscanf

[bertrand roessli]

Hello,

I cannot find a way to read from a file a line 
that contains both numbers and characters (the length of the 
line might vary).

e.g.: 

if the line reads

ctave:1> a='1 2 dsf sdaf'
a = 1 2 dsf sdaf

then 
octave:2> [c,v]=sscanf(a,'%f%10c',"C")
c = 1
v =  2 dsf sda

works but 
octave:3> [c,v]=sscanf(a,'%f%100c',"C")
c = 1
v = [](0x0)

and 
[c,v]=sscanf(a,'%f%100s',"C")
c = 1
v = 2

Thank for help,

B. Roessli

-- 
Dr. Bertrand Roessli
Laboratory for Neutron Scattering
ETHZ and Paul Scherrer Institut
CH-5232 Villigen, PSI



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