Here is the block of code that I changed, the rest is the same.
char messageline[35] = "this is only a test on page: ";
char lpstring[15] = "lastpage: ";
char int_string[10];
//here is the output I am getting. I was getting all zeros and today I get 255 and I cant explain why.
This is only a test on page: 0 lastpage: 0
This is only a test on page: 1 lastpage: 1
This is only a test on page: 2 lastpage: 2
This is only a test on page: 3 lastpage: 3
This is only a test on page: 4 lastpage: 4
This is only a test on page: 5 lastpage: 5
255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255255 page: 32