diff --git a/qse/lib/awk/val.c b/qse/lib/awk/val.c
index 02b6937b..1e6452d9 100644
--- a/qse/lib/awk/val.c
+++ b/qse/lib/awk/val.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ qse_awk_val_t* qse_awk_rtx_makeintval (qse_awk_rtx_t* rtx, qse_awk_int_t v)
 	val->i_val = v;
 	val->nde = QSE_NULL;
 
-printf ("makeintval => %p\n", val);
 #ifdef DEBUG_VAL
 	qse_errputstrf (QSE_T("makeintval => %jd [%p]\n"), (qse_intmax_t)v, val);
 #endif
@@ -1697,19 +1696,46 @@ int qse_awk_rtx_strtonum (
 	qse_awk_int_t* l, qse_awk_flt_t* r)
 {
 	const qse_char_t* endptr;
+	const qse_char_t* end;
 
+	end = ptr + len;
 	*l = qse_awk_strxtoint (rtx->awk, ptr, len, 0, &endptr);
-	if (endptr < ptr + len &&
-	    (*endptr == QSE_T('.') ||
-	     *endptr == QSE_T('E') ||
-	     *endptr == QSE_T('e')))
+	if (endptr < end)
 	{
-		*r = qse_awk_strxtoflt (rtx->awk, ptr, len, &endptr);
-		if (strict && endptr < ptr + len) return -1;
-		return 1; /* flt */
+		if (*endptr == QSE_T('.') || *endptr == QSE_T('E') || *endptr == QSE_T('e'))
+		{
+		handle_float:
+			*r = qse_awk_strxtoflt (rtx->awk, ptr, len, &endptr);
+			if (strict && endptr < end) return -1;
+			return 1; /* flt */
+		}
+		else if (QSE_AWK_ISDIGIT(awk, *endptr))
+		{
+			const qse_char_t* p = endptr;
+			do { p++; } while (p < end && QSE_AWK_ISDIGIT(awk, *p));
+			if (p < end && (*p == QSE_T('.') || *p == QSE_T('E') || *p == QSE_T('e'))) 
+			{
+				/* it's probably an floating-point number. 
+				 * 
+ 				 *  BEGIN { b=99; printf "%f\n", (0 b 1.112); }
+				 *
+				 * for the above code, this function gets '0991.112'.
+				 * and endptr points to '9' after qse_awk_strxtoint() as
+				 * the numeric string beginning with 0 is treated 
+				 * as an octal number. 
+				 * 
+				 * getting side-tracked, 
+				 *   BEGIN { b=99; printf "%f\n", (0 b 1.000); }
+				 * the above code cause this function to get 0991, not 0991.000
+				 * because of the default CONVFMT '%.6g' which doesn't produce '.000'.
+				 * so such a number is not treated as a floating-point number.
+				 */
+				goto handle_float;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (strict && endptr < ptr + len) return -1;
+	if (strict && endptr < end) return -1;
 	return 0; /* int */
 }