From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Long -> String
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 23:02:07 -0800
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Henrik B=E4=E4rnhielm wrote:

> Is there a library function that convert a long to a string? In for
> example Turbo C++ 3.0 which I have coded in pretty much, there are ultoa
> that converts unsigned long to string and gcvt that converts float to
> string. I have looked in the library reference but I can't find
> something that does that.

Use sscanf.  It is ANSI C, and guaratneed to work.  [u]ltoa are
Borland-specific and non-standard.

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