Printf Scanf C Tutorial

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#include 
int main()
{ 
   int month1; 
   int day1;   
   int year1;  
   int month2; 
   int day2;   
   int year2;  
   
   printf( "Enter a date in the form mm-dd-yyyy: " );
   scanf( "%d%*c%d%*c%d", &month1, &day1, &year1 );
   printf( "month = %d  day = %d  year = %d\n\n", month1, day1, year1 );
   
   printf( "Enter a date in the form mm/dd/yyyy: " );
   scanf( "%d%*c%d%*c%d", &month2, &day2, &year2 );
   
   printf( "month = %d  day = %d  year = %d\n", month2, day2, year2 );
   return 0; 
}
Enter a date in the form mm-dd-yyyy: 01-01-2001
month = 1 day = 1 year = 2001
Enter a date in the form mm/dd/yyyy: 01/01/2002
month = 1 day = 1 year = 2002