Thread: converting a char to a "string"

I have a function that accepts a c-string (a char *). The function transmits each character of the string via the serial port. Inside the function, the strlen function is used to determine how many characters to transmit. The function works well when I do...

Code:

void Transmit_String(char *Log_String) {
  int Line_Ready = 0;
  int Length = strlen(Log_String);
  int x;

  for (x = 0; x < Length; x++) {
    // Check to make sure port is ready to send
    while (Line_Ready == 0) {
      Line_Ready = inportb(COM2_LINE_STATUS) & 0x20;
    }
    Line_Ready = 0;
    // Send next byte
    outportb(COM2_BUFFERS, Log_String[x]);
  }
}

// Example Call
Transmit_String("Hello World!");

However, I'd like to send a single character that I get from a variable...

Code:

char Manual_Command = '~';

//I initially tried
Transmit_String(&Manual_Command);

//Then...
  char *Temp = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 5);

    sscanf(Temp, "%c", &Manual_Command);
    Transmit_String(Temp);

I always seem to get random junk though instead of the expected character.

What am I doing wrong?

Doesn't my second attempt make it into a string? The sscanf?

Oh my good Lord! That's what I get for reading forums before coding! I had been reading a thread about sscanf.

Thanks