Thread: display file objects in different format

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    display file objects in different format

    The file that I have has the following format of the customers :-

    Customer file format:
    <id>,<surname>,<firstname>,<address>,<suburb>,<pos tcode>,
    <phone>


    Example:
    C0001,Bloggs,Joe,123 Long Street,Melbourne,3000,93005555

    I could display them in the same format but I want to display them as follewing:-

    Example:

    ID Surname FirstName Address Suburb Post Phone
    ----- ------------ -------- -------------------- ------------ ---- -------- C0001 Bloggs Joe 123 Long Street Melbourne 3000 93005555
    ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


    I have written some of the structures for this:
    Code:
    /* Constants for customer information. */
    #define CUSTID_LEN 5
    #define SURNAME_MAX 12
    #define FIRSTNAME_MAX 12
    #define ADDRESS_MAX 20
    #define SUBURB_MAX 12
    #define POSTCODE_LEN 4
    #define PHONENUM_LEN 8
    
    typedef struct customerNode* CustomerNodePtr;
    typedef struct stockNode* StockNodePtr;
    
    /* Structure definitions. */
    typedef struct customerNode
    {
       char custID[CUSTID_LEN + 1];
       char surname[SURNAME_MAX + 1];
       char firstName[FIRSTNAME_MAX + 1];
       char address[ADDRESS_MAX + 1];
       char suburb[SUBURB_MAX + 1];
       unsigned postCode;
       unsigned phoneNum;
       CustomerNodePtr nextCust;
    } CustomerNodeType;
    I would really appreciate anyone who helps me with this one.
    Thanks

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    ID Surname FirstName Address Suburb Post PhoneNum
    ---- ----------- ------------ -------------------- ------------ ------ ---------------
    C0001 Bloggs Joe 123 Long Street Melbourne 3000 93005555


    It is the above format. Thanks

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    Do you have a specific question? We're not going to write the program for you. If you don't know what to do next - just take the process one step at a time. Read the data in from the file, extract the actual values, rewrite them in your own format.

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    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    #include"ts.h"
    
    int main(void)
    
    {
    
    FILE *fp;
    
    char c;
    fp = fopen("customer.csv", "r");
    do
    putchar(c = getc(fp));
    while(c != EOF);
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }
    The above code displays all of the file as it is but how could you display it in the format above..

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    Why don't you think on that, and get back to us. Oh, and your sample code is wrong. Read the EOF faq for one of the reasons it's wrong.


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    If i could think on this man then I could do it myself, isn't it and you are saying that my code is wrong but it works well on my computer. Just check it again.
    Thanks

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    You just check it again. Or better yet, read the EOF FAQ. EOF is not a valid char. Also, you haven't included the correct header file for EXIT_SUCCESS. Contrary to popular belief, I actually do know what I'm talking about most of the time.


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    Use fgets() to read each line
    Use strtok() to find each "," and strcpy() to copy each token to a member of your struct.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
    If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.

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