PE> #include 

PE> int main(void)
PE> {
PE>     char buf[50] = "5 6";
PE>     int x, y;
PE>     int ret;

PE>     ret = sscanf(buf, "%d %d p", &x, &y);
PE>     printf("ret is %d\n", ret);
PE>     return (0);
PE> }

RM> Dunno about EMX, but quoting from my much-maligned Borland manual,

RM> "If sscanf attempts to read at end-of-string, the return value
is EOF."

And what happens when you run this program using your Borland
compiler?  BFN.

Paul
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