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From: luis@octopus.tds.kth.se (Luis Barriga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Problem reading float with scanf
Message-ID: <LUIS.90Feb16190324@chinook.octopus.tds.kth.se>
Date: 16 Feb 90 18:03:25 GMT
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Organization: The Royal Inst. of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
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Here is a problem discovered by a student.

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#include <stdio.h>
 float h;
main()
{
  printf(" give step: ");
  scanf("%f",&h);
}
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It loggs you out while readind a number starting with zero and point, i.e
"0.". All other numbers like .73737 .6464 123.45 1.2233 5.666 etc. are
read OK. Has anybody had this problem? 

P.S. I've tested this same program on a VAX and SUN and I was logged
out as well while giving a number 0.

P.P.S. I wanted to post this letter to all other concerned groups as
well but I had already sent it );-)
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   Luis Barriga			     The Royal Institute of Technology	|
				     Dep. Computer systems (TDS)	|
   e-address: luis@tds.kth.se	     S-100 44 Stockholm			|
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