### Question 12.15

How can I specify a variable width in a `scanf` format string?

You can't; an asterisk in a `scanf` format string means to suppress assignment. You may be able to use ANSI stringizing and string concatenation to accomplish about the same thing, or to construct a `scanf` format string on-the-fly.

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