Thread: How to read file and store into an array

hey i have a file that i need to read and then store into an array.

the file is called ass2.txt and looks like this:

Code:

7453842
Gregory     Harrison
4
CSCI104 0 56
IACT111 0 44
INFO112 0 75
CSCI321 0 89


7545349
Quentin Resnick
3
CSCI104 0 55
IACT101 1 76
INFO101 0 78

there are two records in the file as seen above i need to read the records one by one and then store them into an array called gRecs[].

this is only part of my code that i have so far to read the file:

Code:

bool ReadFile()
{
FILE *openfile;


openfile=fopen(ass2.txt,"r");
/*Checks if file exists, removing auto generated file if not*/
if (openfile == NULL){
fprintf(stderr,"Error Opening %s",ass2.txt);
remove(ass2.txt);
return false;
}

/*store records in array*/
while(fscanf(open file, "%s", gRecs){
fclose(openfile);


return true;

im not sure if this is the correct way any help would be appreciated cheers.

Originally Posted by laserlight

The reading and parsing of a record is going to be more complex than that. I suggest writing a function to read a record; this function can then be called in a loop.

do you have any ideas on what would be used in the function to read the records? im abit lost.

Originally Posted by laserlight

You would need to read the record part by part. I presume you have defined a struct type for the records?

Test with a file containing a single record first. Worry about multiple records later.

yes this is what the overall code looks like thus far:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include "ass2.h" /*Contains function prototypes*/


#define TEXT_FILE_NAME "ass2.txt"
#define BIN_FILE_NAME "ass2.dat"
#define MAX_RECS 100


typedef enum {eEnrolled,eProvisional,eWithdrawn} StatusType;


typedef struct{
double subjectcode;
char enrollment;
int mark;
} SubjectType;


typedef struct {
long StudentNum;
char firstname;
char lastname;
double subjects[8];
} StudentRecordType;


StudentRecordType gRecs[MAX_RECS];
int gNumRecs=0;


void PrintRecord(int i);
int FindRecord(long StudentNum);


bool ReadFile()
{
FILE *openfile;


openfile=fopen(ass2.txt,"r");
/*Checks if file exists, removing auto generated file if not*/
if (openfile == NULL){
fprintf(stderr,"Error Opening %s",ass2.txt);
remove(ass2.txt);
return false;
}


while(fscanf(open file, "%s", gRecs){
}
fclose(openfile);


return true;