Re: converting C to PHP

In article <6416776FCC55D511BC4E0090274EFEF508A46F@EXCHANGE>, martin.towell@world.net says... > I'm converting some C functions to PHP and have come across this: > > int skipf(..., char *format) > { > /* ... */ > cp = format; > char *cp, *cp2; > multiplier = strtol(cp, &cp2, 10); > /* ... */ > } > > > How can I implement this line in PHP ? > multiplier = strtol(cp, &cp2, 10); > > > Oh, and an example of format is "12L20W2P" Non C programmer volunteers suggsetion. I looked at strtol in the C docs and I don't quite understand exactly what it does. But I wonder if intval would be a starting point to try and get the result I think you want? -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi! Quod subigo farinam