Thread: write structe to a file and then randomize func

Hi

i have a struct called perg writed in a file

I want to create a function to randomize 2 questions from that file.

the stuct has

id
ques
op1
op2
op3
op4
res.

i started like this

Code:

void randomize()
{
struct perg p;
int random, n;
fp=fopen(fopen("Questions.txt","rb");
n=(fread(&p,sizeof(p),1,fp)==1){
srand(time(NULL)); 
random = ????
}

Do i need a loop??
I'm lost, i just want the ques and op1,2,3,4 to be printed

None knows??

It looks like you are way ahead of yourself.
Why don't you first learn to write the struct to a file and then read it back to the program.

Originally Posted by HowardL

It looks like you are way ahead of yourself.
Why don't you first learn to write the struct to a file and then read it back to the program.

Already did this mate;
Now i just want to random some questions...not to hapeard all of them...

regards

Indeed, you need to explain what you mean by "randomize 2 questions from that file".

Hi

I have my file with questions, options and correct answer (gp1.dat)

When an user choose that option in my menu, the printf will print id, question an options, the user write the correct answer, if the answer is equal to my correct answer ...printf "correct".
I have 50 questions, but i just want two of them...i know i must implement a random..but don't know how.


any help?

Programming is not really about writing code. It's about problem solving. The first step to solving a problem is understanding that problem. What data do you have? What data are you asked to find/calculate? What tasks are you asked to perform? Once you know what to do, you should solve your problem on paper. If you don't understand the process, or can't solve it yourself, you can never program a computer to do it.

How would you do this if, instead of a file, you had the questions written down in a book. Let's say you had a book full of questions, and you wanted to pick two random questions. What numbers would you pick? Well, it depends on how many questions you have, right? So lets say there are 500 questions, and you decide you want to pick questions #37 and #242. How would you locate those questions?

Originally Posted by anduril462

How would you do this if, instead of a file, you had the questions written down in a book. Let's say you had a book full of questions, and you wanted to pick two random questions. What numbers would you pick? Well, it depends on how many questions you have, right? So lets say there are 500 questions, and you decide you want to pick questions #37 and #242. How would you locate those questions?

I know how to do it with an array, but now i'm talking about all structure writed in a file.

Code:

struct perg
{
int id;
char ques [100];
char op1 [15];
char op2 [15];
char op3 [15];
char op4 [15];
int res;
}

So my file is writed in binary mode, but each id is unique, when i choose the function see questions, i can see that.

Code:

void ver_perguntas(struct perg *p)
{
    int retorno, cont = 0;
    FILE *f;
    if ((f= fopen("Atividades/gp1.dat", "rb")) == NULL)
    {
        printf("Erro ao abrir ficheiro\n");
    }
    retorno = fread(p, sizeof *p, 1, f);
    while ( retorno == 1)
    {
        cont++;
        printf("\nId : %d \n", p->id);
        printf("\nPergunta : %s", p->ques);
        printf("\nOpcao 1 : %s",p->op1);
        printf("\nOpcao 2 : %s",p->op2);
        printf("\nOpcao 3 : %s",p->op3);
        printf("\nOpcao 4 : %s",p->op4);
        printf("\nResposta Correta : %d",p->res);
        printf("\n");
        retorno= fread(p, sizeof *p, 1, f);
    }
    printf(" \n\n %d perguntas registadas \n", cont);
    fclose(f);
}

So what i pretend now is to randomize all my id in that file and give me 2 questions.

step by step

function x()
open the file
read the file
rand id
print some variables.

is not that?

regards

Originally Posted by Gil Carvalho

None knows??

You might consider that people are getting wary of answering you, because every thread you open turns into a marathon spoon-feeding session.

FAQ > Generate random numbers? - Cprogramming.com

Wake up my friend, that post has 16 hours now.
I just ask, who wants, help, who doesn't want, like you, just simply have to ignore.
If you read my firts post i was talking about random 2 questions from a file writed froma structure....not random numbers.
Anyway thanks for your "help"

regards

Is it the op's you want to select from?
How many total do you have , 4?
Well rand() a value in that range.
Associate the value to a specific op like:

Code:

  if (x == 1) {
    printf("%s \n",  p->op1);
  }

Or you could have the op's in an array and have the rand value indicate the index.

Originally Posted by HowardL

Is it the op's you want to select from?
How many total do you have , 4?
Well rand() a value in that range.
Associate the value to a specific op like:

Code:

  if (x == 1) {
    printf("%s \n",  p->op1);
  }

Or you could have the op's in an array and have the rand value indicate the index.

Hi Howard
No i want to select from the id.

The op(s) is the options the user have to respond.

then the "rest" variable will compare with the input from user.
like this

Code:

if(p->id==user)
printf("Correc")
else
printf("Not correct...you will leave the game");
return;

Do you understand what i pretend?

Thanks

@Gil
You say you can do this with an array, so why should it be much different with a file? Your file is stored sequentially like your array. The only real difference is how you look up the 3rd, 12th, 100th, etc question from the list. You can't just use the [ ] operator, you have to use file operations (functions).

No i want to select from the id.

But the id is a single int.
What happened to the "questions"?

So there are many struct perg's in the file?
anduril462's idea sounds great.

If you need just id's then just read id's into an array.
Then you can rand() for a value in the range of that total.
If you need to refer back to the id data just multiply index by sizeof(perg).

Heck you could just determine how many structs are in the file, do rand() on that and then seek those id's as needed.