code.c

#include <stdio.h>
 
char mystring[] = "$GPGGA,124321,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,1,08,0.9,545.4,M,46.9,M,,*47"; //example first part of NMEA sentence
 
void main()
{
  char time[7];
  char identifier[20];
  char latitude[10];
  char north_south[2];
  char longitude[10];
  char east_west[2];
  char lock[2];
  char satellites[3];
  float altitude;
 
  if (sscanf(mystring, "%6[^,], %6[^,], %9[^,], %1[^,], %9[^,], %1[^,], %1[^,], %2[^,], %*[^,], %5[^,]", identifier, time, latitude, north_south, longitude, east_west, lock, satellites, &altitude) == 9)
  {
  
      printf("%s\n", identifier);
      printf("%s\n", time);
      printf("%s\n", latitude);
      printf("%s\n", north_south);
      printf("%s\n", longitude);
      printf("%s\n", east_west);
      printf("%s\n", lock);
      printf("%s\n", satellites);
      printf("%f\n", altitude);
      getchar();
  
  }
  else
  {
	  printf("FAIL!");
	  getchar();
  }
  
}