From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Help with strings MID$?
Date: 30 Aug 1997 05:20:08 GMT
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Orlando Andico (orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph) writes:
> The Joy of Pointers (tm)  :)
> 
> char *mystring="1234567890";
> char *mid3;
> 
> to get characters 5..7 (destructively though)
> mystring[7] = '\0';  /* chop off 8th character and rest */
> mid3 = mystring + 5; /* point to fifth character */
> 
> and you're there!!

Or, leave mystring[7] alone and use strncpy or strncat with 'n' equal to 3.
(And you meant mystring + 4 right? mystring + 0 is the first char, + 4 is
the fifth.)
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Paul Derbyshire ao950 AT freenet DOT carleton DOT ca, http://chat.carleton.ca/~pderbysh