Index: recGbl.c
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--- recGbl.c	15 Aug 2008 18:58:18 -0000	1.60.2.6
+++ recGbl.c	17 Dec 2008 16:21:08 -0000
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ int  epicsShareAPI recGblInitConstantLin
 	sscanf(plink->value.constantStr,"%hu",(unsigned short *)pdest);
 	break;
     case DBF_LONG : 
-	sscanf(plink->value.constantStr,"%li",(long *)pdest);
+	*(epicsInt32 *)pdest = strtol(plink->value.constantStr, NULL, 0);
 	break;
     case DBF_ULONG : 
-	sscanf(plink->value.constantStr,"%lu",(unsigned long *)pdest);
+	*(epicsUInt32 *)pdest = strtoul(plink->value.constantStr, NULL, 10);
 	break;
     case DBF_FLOAT : 
 	epicsScanFloat(plink->value.constantStr, (float *)pdest);