Reading a Structure from a file

I am getting a segmentation fault and i know case 3 is wrong i just need help getting started on it i need to keep track what the use orders then once they are done print it to the console thx for the help.

Code:

#include<stdio.h>#include<stdlib.h>
#define SIZE 25

typedef struct
{
char name[SIZE];
int id;
int quan;
float price;
}BEER;

BEER var[10];

int main ()
{
FILE *f;
f=fopen("beer.dat", "r");

int numBeer,tempQuan,tempId,searchId,choice;
int i,j,n,p,q,h;
int searchCount=0;
float tempPrice;
char tempName[SIZE];



fscanf(f,"%d",&numBeer);

BEER *beer;
beer=(BEER*)calloc(numBeer,sizeof(BEER));

  for(i=0;i<numBeer;i++)
    {
    fscanf(f,"%s%d%d%f",beer[i].name,&beer[i].id,&beer[i].quan,&beer[i].price);
    }


printf("Would you like to:\n1.Search a beer by id number\n2.View the entire inventory\n3.Place an Order\n");

scanf("%d",&choice);

 switch(choice)
    {

    case 1:
            printf("Please enter a beer id # you wish to search: ");
            scanf("%d",&searchId);

     for(j=0;j<numBeer;j++)
            {
        if(beer[j].id==searchId)
            {
         printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nID: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n",beer[j].name,beer[j].id,beer[j].quan,beer[j].price);
                searchCount++;
                }
    }

         if(searchCount==0)
                 {
                printf("Invalid Beer id\n");
                 }
                  break;
    case 2:
       for(n=0;n<numBeer;n++)
            {
                for(p=0;p<numBeer;p++)
        {
            if(beer[n].price>beer[p].price)
            {

        strcpy(tempName,beer[n].name);
                strcpy(beer[n].name,beer[p].name);
                strcpy(beer[p].name,tempName);

        tempId=beer[n].id;
                beer[n].id=beer[p].id;
                beer[p].id=tempId;

        tempQuan=beer[n].quan;
        beer[n].quan=beer[p].quan;
        beer[p].quan=tempQuan;
              
                tempPrice=beer[n].price;
                beer[n].price=beer[p].price;
                beer[p].price=tempPrice;
          
        
              
            }
        }
    }
for(q=0;q<numBeer;q++)
{
printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nId: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n",beer[q].name,beer[q].id,beer[q].quan,beer[q].price);
}

            break;

    case 3:
     
      for(i=0;i<10;i++){
             printf("Please enter a beer id # you wish to buy, if you are finished enter the # 1: ");
            scanf("%d",&searchId);

     if(searchId==1)break;

     for(j=0;j<numBeer;j++)
            {
        if(beer[j].id==searchId)
            {
        //var[10].name[25] = beer[j].name;
        var[10].id = beer[j].id;
        var[10].quan = beer[j].quan;
        var[10].price = beer[j].price;
        
                searchCount++;
                }
    }
}        for(h=0;h<10;h++){
         printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nID: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n",var[10].name,var[10].id,var[10].quan,var[10].price);
        }
         if(searchCount==0)
                 {
                printf("Invalid Beer id\n");
                 }
                  break;



        default:
            printf("Please Enter Valid Input (1,2,3)\n");
    }


fclose(f);


return 0;
}

Welcome to the forum, ferro9ii!

First, glad to see you used code tags around your code. But code tags can't work well, unless you paste your code in as "plain text". Otherwise, the benefit of code tags is diminished (no coloring, no line numbers, wrong font, etc.)

Second, you appear to be using a mixture of spaces and tabs for your indentation on code, and that tears up the code like a dogs breakfast. Use one or the other (I have found 3 spaces best for all), and please be consistent.

As you move forward in programming in C, you get a trained eye for standard idioms that work VERY well, IF the code is nicely indented.

Like this - no, it's like wading through hip deep snow. Posts like this, get ignored, before long. Help us, help you.

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#define SIZE 25

typedef struct
{
   char name[SIZE];
   int id;
   int quan;
   float price;
}BEER;

BEER var[10];

int main ()
{
   FILE *f;
   f=fopen("beer.dat", "r");

   int numBeer,tempQuan,tempId,searchId,choice;
   int i,j,n,p,q,h;
   int searchCount=0;
   float tempPrice;
   char tempName[SIZE];

   fscanf(f,"%d",&numBeer);
   BEER *beer;
   beer=(BEER*)calloc(numBeer,sizeof(BEER));

   for(i=0;i<numBeer;i++)
   {
      fscanf(f,"%s%d%d%f",beer[i].name,&beer[i].id,&beer[i].quan,&beer[i].price);
   }
   printf("Would you like to:\n1.Search a beer by id number\n2.View the entire inventory\n3.Place an Order\n");

   scanf("%d",&choice);

   switch(choice)
   {
      case 1:
         printf("Please enter a beer id # you wish to search: ");
         scanf("%d",&searchId);

         for(j=0;j<numBeer;j++)
         {
            if(beer[j].id==searchId)
            {
               printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nID: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n", beer[j].name,beer[j].id,beer[j].quan,beer[j].price);
               searchCount++;
            }
         }

         if(searchCount==0)
         {
            printf("Invalid Beer id\n");
         }
         break;
      case 2:
         for(n=0;n<numBeer;n++)
         {
            for(p=0;p<numBeer;p++)
            {
               if(beer[n].price>beer[p].price)
               {
                  strcpy(tempName,beer[n].name);
                  strcpy(beer[n].name,beer[p].name);
                  strcpy(beer[p].name,tempName);

                  tempId=beer[n].id;
                  beer[n].id=beer[p].id;
                  beer[p].id=tempId;

                  tempQuan=beer[n].quan;
                  beer[n].quan=beer[p].quan;
                  beer[p].quan=tempQuan;
              
                  tempPrice=beer[n].price;
                  beer[n].price=beer[p].price;
                  beer[p].price=tempPrice;
               }
            }
         }
         for(q=0;q<numBeer;q++)
         {
            printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nId: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n",  beer[q].name,beer[q].id,beer[q].quan,beer[q].price);
         }
         break;

      case 3:
         for(i=0;i<10;i++){
            printf("Please enter a beer id # you wish to buy, if you are finished enter the # 1: ");
            scanf("%d",&searchId);

            if(searchId==1)break;

            for(j=0;j<numBeer;j++)
            {
               if(beer[j].id==searchId)
               {
                  //var[10].name[25] = beer[j].name;
                  var[10].id = beer[j].id;
                  var[10].quan = beer[j].quan;
                  var[10].price = beer[j].price;
        
                  searchCount++;
               }
            }
         }        
         for(h=0;h<10;h++){
            printf("\n%s\nName: %d\nID: $%d\nQuantity: %.2fPrice\n\n",var[10].name,var[10].id,var[10].quan,var[10].price);
         }
         if(searchCount==0)
         {
            printf("Invalid Beer id\n");
         }
         break;

      default:
         printf("Please Enter Valid Input (1,2,3)\n");
   }
   fclose(f);

   return 0;
}

This is a one-time reformat. After this, it's up to you.

Yes there is a problem in case 3:

Code:

var[10].id = beer[j].id;
var[10].quan = beer[j].quan;
var[10].price = beer[j].price;

You declared var to be an array of 10 elements. You can only access using index 0 to 9. 10 would be out of range.

Also, in the future, if your program is accessing files (like "beer.dat"), you should provide [at least some of] the contents of that file.

Originally Posted by Adak

...like a dogs breakfast.

About a year ago, I started referring to this as "barkfast."

thx for the feedback

So line 99 should be:

Code:

strcpy(var[i].name, beer[j].name);

And all the assignments following it should also go to var[i].Something, instead of var[10].Something.

And in order to use strcpy(), you need to add the header file

#include <string.h>

to your program.