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i've got a bunch of questions for coursework at uni and theres no good notes that i have or been given.

can someone please tell me what a sprintf function does if it was used like this:

sprintf(ok2, "Content-Type: %s\r\n\r\n", typ);

thank u all who help me!
May 9 '07 #1
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DeMan
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much the same as printf, except we print to buffer - in this case the buffer is called ok2
May 9 '07 #2
satty888
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ahh i see, cheers mate
May 9 '07 #3

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