Assigning values to struct strings

[safater]

i have written a code it is my college assignment for tomorrow, the program runs ok but it just wont work

the code is a long one 400... lines ill just take the neccessary parts if needed i can upload the full code

my struct :

// the struct which defines each cars properties.
struct car{
       char *plate;
       char *brand;
       char *model;
       char *color;
       char *status;
       int productionyear;
       int price;
};// Struct ends

the part where i call the mistaken function

Car gallery[20];
  // we initialize the cars before everything else
  initialize(gallery);
  
  // the main loop
  while(selection2 == 1)
  {
  system("CLS");// clears the screen incase of previous restarts
  // Welcome Prints/Main Loop
  printf("Welcome to my gallery please make your selection : \n\n");
  printf("\n1 - Add a new car\n2 - Update an information of a selected car\n3 - Rent a Car\n4 - Taking back a car\n5 - Searching an available car\n\nEnter your selection : ");
  //Selection of main loop
  scanf("%d",&selection);
  
  if(selection == 1){
               carcounter++;// when we add a new car we make sure the size of the loop there                                                    (check addcar())
               addcar(gallery,carcounter)

and the whole function that causes my error

void addcar(Car *aCar,int i){
    // the string variables in order for scanf to read the string properly with also a size of 20
    char *plateA[20];
    char brandA[20];
    char modelA[20];
    char colorA[20];
    char statusA[20];
    // end of variables
    // read plateA and assign to struct
    printf("Enter plate of the car : ");
    scanf("%s",&plateA);
    aCar[i].plate = plateA;
    // end plate sscan
    // read brandA and assign to struct
    printf("Enter the brand of the car : ");
    scanf("%s",&brandA);
    aCar[i].brand = brandA;
    // end brand scan
    // read modelA and assign to struct
    printf("Enter the model of the car : ");
    scanf("%s",modelA);
    aCar[i].model = modelA;
    // end model scan
    // read colorA and assign to struct
    printf("Enter the color of the car : ");
    scanf("%s",colorA);
    aCar[i].color = colorA;
    // end color scan
    // read statusA and assign to struct
    printf("Enter the status of the car : ");
    scanf("%s",statusA);
    aCar[i].status = statusA;
    // end status scan
    // start production year scan not neccesarily need a local variable as it wont have any
    // difference from the variable in our struct
    printf("Enter the production year of the car : ");
    scanf("%d",&aCar[i].productionyear);
    // end production year scan
    // start price scan
    printf("Enter the price of the car : ");
    scanf("%d",&aCar[i].price);
    // nice success message
    printf("Car has been added : \n");
    // briefing of the car added
    printf("%s , %s , %s , %s , %s , %d , %d",aCar[i].plate,aCar[i].brand,aCar[i].model,aCar[i].color,aCar[i].status,aCar[i].productionyear,aCar[i].price);
}

i can even attach the zip of the whole project if anyone is willing to help

thanks in advance

[nonoob]

The struct as you've defined it doesn't allocate any memory for those strings. Just pointers.
Plus you can't assign a string with '='. You must use strcpy().

[safater]

The struct as you've defined it doesn't allocate any memory for those strings. Just pointers.
Plus you can't assign a string with '='. You must use strcpy().

thank you for your reply, i have understood strcpy part but for the memory thing what do you suggest me to do
because when i do it like this lets say char plate[20]

char plate[20]

still doesnt work maybe i went wrong somewhere else

[nonoob]

That's right. All the struct elements need to be char arrays. Then you do this:

scanf(" %s", modelA);
strcpy(aCar[i].model, modelA);

I would suggest put a space in the scanf format specifier like I did to soak up any new-lines.
Also you have extra '&' in front of plateA, brandA.
The declaration char *plateA[20]; is wrong. Get rid of '*'.