store string data as a short or other data type

I need to read variable-value pairs from a file. Some of the values are character strings, some are integers, and some need to be stored as shorts. I know how to use strtok to tokenize the lines read, and I also know how to convert to int using the atoi function. However, I don't know how to convert a character string to a short value. I was told that I can use fscanf somehow, but I haven't been able to figure out how to use it. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Here's an example using sscanf:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
        short x;
        char a[]="23432";
        sscanf(a,"%hd", &x);

        return 0;
}

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fscanf is the same thing but from a file stream.

Thanks! Do you know where I can find a list of all the "%hd" things. What does %hd mean? Hexidecimal?

h means short and d means decimal integer. You probably can find more information by searching the Web for fscanf, sscanf, etc, possibly with "man " prepended.

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Originally Posted by robin2aj

Thanks! Do you know where I can find a list of all the "%hd" things. What does %hd mean? Hexidecimal?

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They are part of the standard, you can have a look here at the c99 draft:

The C99 Draft (N869, 18 January, 1999)

"%hd" is a conversion specifier.

Thanks for the help guys!