Um, I think it has something to do with the size of the int. Like say
you want to display a long int it would be %ld so %6d might be 6 digits
or something....... Or represent a short int.
Del wrote:
>
> Julian Buckley wrote:
> >
> > > > 1162          sprintf(buf1, "%6d", mob_index[SHOP_KEEPER(shop_nr)].virtual);
> > > >
> > >
> > > Is this a typo? or does your code actually have a "%6d"
> >
> > What's wrong with %6d?  I see no problem with it...
> >
>
> What does the %6d do, compared to %d?
>
> >From what I have learned the %d is basically the decimal value of the variable
> listed. so what is %6d?
>
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