Thread: Passing an array of structs to a function

i'm passing an array of structures to a function for reading values into it, the prototype is

void read(structure *record);

In main() i create the array of a structure by using

structure record[100];

When i make the call to the function, i get a general protection fault or a blue screen error. any ideas as to why this is happening? here is my call

read(record);

this is part of the code, i commented the line that causes the problem. btw, the same problem happens with each different function call, the program started fine when i commented the function calls out.

Code:

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

/*create the structures for the array*/
typedef struct 
{
  char first_name[16];
  char last_name[16];
} name;

typedef struct 
{
  name name_struct;
  char city[50];
  char state[2];
  long int zip_code;
} info_stuff;

FILE *fptr;
/*function prototypes*/
void read(info_stuff *record);
void search(info_stuff *record);
void print(info_stuff *record);
int main() 
{
  info_stuff record[100];
  int option = 0;

  /*open a file to read from*/
  if ( ( fptr = fopen("a:\\somefile.txt", "r") ) == NULL )
  {
	exit(1);
  }
  /*print the menu and let the user choose*/
  while ( option != 4 ) 
  {
    printf("\n1. Read.\n"
           "2. Search.\n"
	   "3. Print.\n"
	   "4. End\n"
	   "Enter your selection: ");
    scanf("%d", &option);
    
    /*call the corresponding function for the option*/
    switch ( option ) {
      case 1:
        read(record);    /* causes general protection fault */
	break;
        .
        .
        .
        ...etc

Code:

void read(info_stuff *record) {
  int i = 0, j;

  while( !feof( fptr ) ){
    fscanf(in, "%s%s%s%s%ld\n", &record[i].name.last_name, &record[i].name.first_name, 
&record[i].city, &record[i].state, &record[i].zip_code);

    for( i = 0; i < 2; i++ ) {
      if ( record[i].state[j] >= 'a' && record[i].state[j] <= 'z' ) { record[i].state[j]+='A'-'a'; }
    }
    //printf("%s, %s\n%s, %s %ld\n", record[i].name.last_name, 
record[i].name.first_name, record[i].city, 
record[i].state, record[i].zip_code);
  }
  i++;
}