From: Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
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Subject: Re: input read function !!!!??????   and string to float !!!!!!!!!??????
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 19:34:16 -0400
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Oliver Batchelor wrote:
> 
> Does any one know of a function  that I could use to input a string ??
> 
> eg.
> char hello[50];
> 
> readln(hello);         (as it is in pascal)

scanf()

> also does anyone have a function to convert a string number to a float
> variable ??

atof()

all of these are standard C, you should at least be familiar with the
language (it's not like scanf is a complex thing, it's one of the first
things you learn)