Thread: How to read from a file into a structure?

Wazzup!
Say I have a file of names and quiz scores of format:
<Name> <ID #> <Q1> <Q2> <Q3> <Q4> <Exam>

how could I read from this file into a structure if for each student, the 4 quiz scores and exam score are to be stored in one array?

Thanks
A

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>

#define NUMBER_OF_STUDENTS 25

typedef struct
{
  char name[30];
  int id;
  int score[5];
} STUDENT;

int main (void)
{
  STUDENT student[NUMBER_OF_STUDENTS];
  int i = 0, student_counter = 0;
  char c, buff[1024], *locator;
  FILE *fp;

  memset (student, 0, sizeof student);

  if (!(fp = fopen ("datafile", "r")))
    perror ("Unable to open file"), exit (EXIT_FAILURE);

  while (fgets (buff, 1024, fp))
  {
    while (isalpha (c = *(buff + i)) || c == ' ')
      student[student_counter].name[i] = c, i++;

    student[student_counter].id = strtol (buff + i, &locator, 0);

    i = 0;

    while (*locator)
    {
      if (*locator == ' ')
        locator += 1;

      else
      {
        student[student_counter].score[i] = strtol (locator, NULL, 0);

        locator += strcspn (locator, " ");

        i++;
      }
    }
    
    student_counter++, i = 0;
  }

  fclose (fp);

  return 0;
}

This should work. But some error checking wouldnt harm.

Hey Char,
thanks for the code..are you sure it works? Also, how could i simplify it a bit so as to make it my level??
Thanks though
A