double x=45.9876 ; printf("%4.2f" , x); is working fine ... But printf("%*f , 4.2 , x) ; behaves odd in my fedora 8 pentium machine. any clue ? Does * substitute only integers ? -Ratheesh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-c-programming" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html