Bug #17340: sscanf function requires "call by reference"

From: taomyn@hotmail.com Operating system: Windows 2000 PHP version: 4.2.1 PHP Bug Type: Compile Warning Bug description: sscanf function requires "call by reference" When using the sscanf function, the complier warns that "Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the declaration of sscanf()" etc etc Apparently, sscanf requires the use of call-by reference to work - or is the online manual wrong? -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17340&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17340&r=globals