Q59891: li, lu, and ld Replace I, U, and D as Format Specifiers

Article: Q59891
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01 2.50 2.51
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_quickasm s_c docsup | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 29-MAY-1990

When scanning long values with the scanf() function, use %li, %lu, and
%ld.

Since the format specifiers %I, %U, and %D are not part of the ANSI
standard, they will not be supported in compilers released after the C
Version 5.10 Optimizing Compiler.

You must follow the ANSI standard and use %l[x] for long values.

If you use %I, %U, or %D as a format specifier for a long value, the
scanf() function family will not return an indication of an error.
Instead the format specifier will be treated as its lowercase
counter part. For example:

   %I --> %i
   %U --> %u
   %D --> %d

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