From: Jan_Diederich AT t-online DOT de (Jan)
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Subject: atof(...) Problem
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 19:29:06 +0200
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If I use the "atof" function I get always "1.0000000":
{
  double d;
  char Test[80];

  strcpy(Test,  "123.456");
  d = atof(Test);
  printf("'%f'\n", d);       // result is  "1.000000"
}
If I give the number direct ( atof("123.456") ) or a pointer to
a string, I get always "1.0.....".