Thread: Search a file for specif data and update it (random access)

I really need the help. This is what i'm working on. The file name is "movie.dat" and currently i was able to save data into the file in this order:

[movie_code] [movie_dur] [movie_title] [movie_rating] [movie_dir] [movie_genre] [movie_status]

[12345] [120] [Movie] [PG13] [Director] [Comedy] [Active]

I want to search for the "movie_code" and change the [movie_status] from Active to Inactive.

So lets say for example i have a movie code 12345 saved in my movie file. I want to change the value from "Active" to "Inactive"for argument sake.

This is the code i was trying to do it with:

Code:

FILE *movie_fp;
movie_fp = fopen("movie.dat", "r+b");

int m_code;

MOVIE movie_data;

printf("*** Welcome to the movie updater! ***\n\n\n");

if(movie_fp != NULL){

printf("Please enter the code of the movie you wish to update: ");
scanf("%d", &m_code);


fseek(movie_fp, sizeof(movie_data) * (m_code - 1 ), SEEK_SET);
fread(&movie_data, sizeof(movie_data), 1, movie_fp);


if(movie_data.movie_code != 0){

movie_data.movie_code = "Inactive";

}
else {


printf("Record not found");
}




}

else{

printf("Something went wrong, file was not found!");


}
fclose(movie_fp);

Hi,

Can you let us know , what error you are getting ?.

Did you try to debug the issue on your own before posting here?.

Did you seen complete usage of fseek ?.

Originally Posted by teensicle

Code:

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printf("Please enter the code of the movie you wish to update: ");
scanf("%d", &m_code);


fseek(movie_fp, sizeof(movie_data) * (m_code - 1 ), SEEK_SET);
fread(&movie_data, sizeof(movie_data), 1, movie_fp);

…

I suggest to check the return value of scanf. If scanf can not find an integer, then m_code has an undefined value.
After that, check the scaned value that it is greater then zero or you seek to an negativ position.
You should also check the filesize of "movie.dat" to know how many entries are there in (see command stat and fstat).
Have the database 24 entries and you enter 42, then close the file if it is open and drop an error.

Next time, please post comlete code so we can see the definition of function main and (as Salem says) the definition of the struct MOVIE.