%n conversion in sscanf/VC++ 6

From: Anonymous (nospam_at_noISP.com)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 01:16:27 GMT

The following code does not behave as I expect, and I cannot understand
why not.
        int i1,i2,i0; double x,y,z; char s[100];
        k=sscanf(s,"%n%le %n%le %n%le %n",&i0,&x,&i1,&y,&i2,&z,&i);

When s=" 1.0000000E+06 1.0000000E+04 0.0000000E+00"
         012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
         0 1 2 3 4 5

execution of the sscanf produces the results

        i0=0
        i1=21
        i2=38
        k=3
        x=1e6, y=1e4, z=0

all as expected, but i=17, when I expect 51 (the total number of
characters read in this sscanf.

This is being run under Windows XP, Visual C++ 6 sp5.

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