problem after converting int to char

[ise152]

i converted the following ints into unsigned chars using sprintf as follows:

int x = 1, y = 2, z = 3;
unsigned char partIn[10];
sprint f (partIn, "%d,%d,%d", x,y,z);

once conversion is complete 'partIn' is inserted into the following function:

R_SignUpdate (&context, partIn, partInLen);

This function uses a helper function:

MD5_DigestUpdate(context,partIn,partInLen) to calculate a message digest using the integers specified in partIn as "x, y and z".

There is a second function under the same main argument:

R_VerifyUpdate (&context, partIn, partInLen);

This function also uses the same helper function:

MD5_DigestUpdate(context,partIn,partInLen) to calculate a message digest using the integers specified in partIn as "x, y and z".

THE PROBLEM:
Both functions produce different message digests eventhough i pass on the same 'partIn' with the same converted integers.

Why does it give two totally different values when the same formula is used with the same input arguments???

Please any immediate help would be deeply appreciated. this cde is part of my MSc project and the deadline is getting closer !!

Regards,
ise152

[Sebastiani]

>> i converted the following ints into unsigned chars using sprintf...

that statement is somewhat imprecise - to 'convert' practically implies casting, which is not what you have done - copied the integers into a character array would be a better description. anyway, there isn't any reason to use an array of unsigned chars here (unless your digest functions require it, of course) - alphanumeric data does just fine in a plain old array of chars. as far as your bug, I'd say it's probably in the digest functions themselves. hard to say though without seeing more code...