converting a string to exponential

How do you convert a string:
"2.416919E-02"
"-6.735472E-03"
"-3.313178E-04"

To exponential numbers?

I've tried atof(stringName) and it gives me some really messed up numbers, and I'm at a loss as to what to do to get the conversion to work right.

Thanks in advance for the assist,
Addison

nevermind found a way by using


printf("word = %s, currentForce = %e", word, currentForce);


Thanks anyways for looking.
Addison :)

sscanf(word,"%lf",&currentForce);

Wow, your first three posts all together in one thread :p

There's some number reading help here if you're interested. Also, check out strtod().