Using SSCANF to get a variable

I have a string str[80]="Hello #YourName#, this is an example"
I need a function to determine if str contains a variable pattern like: #YourName# (pattern is defined between the '#' characters). If str contains the pattern, return YourName
I know sscanf is used to read memory to variable.

How can I use SSCANF to get this variable?

Thank you.

Here's my first guess:

Code:

sscanf( str, "Hello #%s#, this is an example", name );

If the text before & after the #%s# can change too, you might need to break it up somehow or do this (but at the risk of a buffer overflow):

Code:

char garbage1[256];
char garbage2[256];
sscanf( str, "%s#%s#%s", garbage1, name, garbage2 );

I would use strchr to locate first and second '#', and then strncpy

but this only gives a string plcaed between two #, I do not see a way to use the variable with that name - you'll need to implement some map container

Code:

int main(void){
       char str[80]="Hello #YourName#, this is an example";       
       char name[50]; 
       sscanf( str, "Hello #%s#, this is an example", name );
       printf("Name is: %s", name); 
       system("pause");  
       return 0;
}

Output:

Code:

Name is: YourName#,

If I use: sscanf( str, "%s#%s#%s", garbage1, name, garbage2 );
Output:

Code:

Name is:    "

I think I have to use some thing like: sscanf (%s[....], name) , but i can't figure out how to do this.