How do you know that it is reading only 5? Are you using a debugger or using printf? If you are using printf maybe you are using a wrong format specifier.

It's reading the 5.5, but for some reason it's being truncated in the conversion:

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int num;
        if (sscanf(text,"%d",&num) == 1 && num > 0)

int num; if (sscanf(text,"%d",&num) == 1 && num > 0)

But %d is the format specifier to read an integer. So it will read only the integer part of the contents in text. You have to use something like %f or %lf. I dont know what is standard specific ( I thought lf was the correct one for double, but someone said above that it was wrong, but my MSVC compiler only reads double for the %lf specifier) . I also saw some suggestions for a double in the above replies of this thread. you can lookup them.

Note:
English is not my first language. I dont know if being suggested to be a masochist is offending so much. But I know that being called an ******* is. I think that type of language is uncalled for. Think twice before posting things like that.

Think twice before posting things like that.

Oh, believe me, I did. I thought it through really well. I could have filled up a whole page on what I really wanted to say to that....

A- ha ha ha. What you say is pure gold server_crash. I'm adding to your rep.

btw, what are the specific reasons why you need to use miracle c dude?

Why don't you head on over to dictionary.com and tell me which is worse, what he said, or what I said. I'm still fuming over that. I could have said a lot more but I had some self control.

# A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.

Hey, ya know, what's wrong with a little excitement? I knew YOU would understand

Okay. I did. I found what Salem would have meant.
This was what I thought Salem meant when I saw his reply at first. Is this so much agitating to you?
Edit:
Okay. All is cool. I consider the original intent of this thread achieved.