Why not this:

{
    char ampm[3] = "PM";        // This can be set to "AM" or "PM", depending
on time
    int Hours, Minutes;

    printf( "%d:%02d %s", Hours, Minutes, ampm );
}

or even this if you really want to build a string and perhaps use it
elsewhere as well

{
    char string1[20]
    char ampm[3] = "PM";
    int Hours, Minutes;

    sprintf( string1, "%d:%02d %s", Hours, Minutes, AmPm );
    printf( string1 );
}


Lawrence Lile wrote:
>
> I am perpetually confused by pointers in C, thus, I avoid them whenever
> possible.  (I have the same method of coping with the city bus system -
> don't use it)
>
> CCS has a number of string functions, which "return pointers" whatever that
> means.  What I'd like to accomplish is this:
>
> I want to concatenate several items into a string, then pass that string to
> PRINTF and squirt it out the RS232 port.
>
> One of the strings might be something like  "10:01 AM System ON" or " 7 28
> PM System OFF" (note the blinked colon)
>
> Here's a stab at it, prolly fulla bugs:
>
> Char string1[20];
> .
> .
> .
>
> STRCAT(string1, Hours);  // of course, Hours is an INT, not a string, how to
> convert to a string?
> STRCAT(string1, ':');         // blinky colon
> STRCAT(string1, Minutes); // minutes, also still an INT not a string ???
> STRCAT(string1, 'PM');  // does this work with a buncha letters?
> etc.
> Printf(*string1);  // ??????????
>
> Any suggestions are welcome
>
> -- Lawrence Lile
> Sr. Project Engineer
> Salton inc. Toastmaster Div.
> 573-446-5661 Voice
> 573-446-5676 Fax

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