splitting up names (strings)

This code works for names which have 1 word lastnames, but not for 2 word last names (such as Van Damm). How can I get the whole last name?

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      while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), filelist)!=NULL){
        name=strtok(line,";");
        strcpy(nametmp,name);
        street=strtok(NULL,";");
        city=strtok(NULL,";");
        firstname=strtok(nametmp," ");
        lastname=strtok(NULL," ");
        printf("full name: %s\n",name);
        printf("first name: %s\n",firstname);
        printf("last name: %s\n",lastname);
        printf("street: %s\n",street);
      }
      fclose(filelist);
  }

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Could you post an example of an input line?

You could add some smarts and use functions other that strtok.
Parsing a String into Tokens Using sscanf
Parsing a String into Tokens Using strcspn 1

an input line would be this:
John Van Damm;123 Fake Street;Coon Rapids


the only toruble is breaking up the name

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#include<stdio.h>

int main( void )
{
    char str[] = "John Van Damm;123 Fake Street;Coon Rapids";
        char firstname[10];
        char lastname[20];
        char street[30];
        char city [30];
        sscanf(str,"%[^ ] %[^;];%[^;];%[^;]",firstname,lastname,street, city);


    return 0;
}

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With input from fgets, the only minor mod I might make to vart's post is this:

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      if ( sscanf(str[i],"%[^ ] %[^;];%[^;];%[^;\n]",
                  firstname,lastname,street, city) == 4 )

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Good point, thought about \n :) but looked at my code not at the original one... so ended with [^;] :)

but if we look at the original then

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sscanf(line,

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should be. str[i] is a little bit confusing

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Originally Posted by vart

but if we look at the original then

Code:

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sscanf(line,

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should be. str[i] is a little bit confusing

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Yeah, I cheated. That's why I didn't highlight it.

thanks works like a charm

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Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula

You could add some smarts and use functions other that strtok.
Parsing a String into Tokens Using sscanf
Parsing a String into Tokens Using strcspn 1
.

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Ah! And thanks for the links. I have learned something new about printf