#include #include int main() { char *date = "18.07.2013w"; char c[10]; memset(c, 0, 10); int y, m, d, i; i = sscanf(date, "%d.%d.%4d%c", &d, &m, &y, c); printf("date: %s; day %2d, month %2d, year %4d, extra: %c, %d\n", date, d, m, y, c[0], i); i = sscanf(date, "%d.%d.%3c", &d, &m, c); printf("date: %s; day %2d, month %2d, year %4d, extra: %s, %d\n", date, d, m, y, c, i); }