Thread: f-scanf into different data type arrays

Hi there, i am new to C and programming and while learning File I\o and arrays i am required to scan in 3 different types of data from a file and store them in arrays.

I believe my code is right but when i try to check if my arrays contain any data by printing them out i get nothing.

what am i missing here?

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#defineSIZE120

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char line, *nameArray;
  int i, age, ageArray, counter = 0;
  float wage, wageArray;
  FILE *srcFile;

  srcFile = fopen(argv[1], "r");

  if (srcFile == NULL) {
    printf("Error, no file was opened.\n");
    fclose(srcFile);
    return (0);
  } else {
    printf("File was successfully opened.\n");
  }

  while (fscanf(srcFile, "%s%d%f\n", nameArray, &ageArray, &wageArray) != EOF) {
    nameArray = line;
    ageArray = age;
    wageArray = wage;
    i++;
    counter++;
  }
  for (i = 0; i < counter; i++) {
    printf("%s%d%.2f", nameArray, ageArray, wageArray);
  }
  printf("\n%d lines", counter);
  fclose(srcFile);

  return (0);
}

Well all the things you've named as arrays are not arrays.
Plus, actual arrays need subscripts.

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#define SIZE 120
#define MAX_LEN 20

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char line[MAX_LEN], nameArray[SIZE][MAX_LEN];
  int i, age, ageArray[SIZE], counter = 0;
  float wage, wageArray[SIZE];
  FILE *srcFile;
 
  srcFile = fopen(argv[1], "r");
 
  if (srcFile == NULL) {
    printf("Error, no file was opened.\n");
    fclose(srcFile);
    return (0);
  } else {
    printf("File was successfully opened.\n");
  }
 
  while (fscanf(srcFile, "%s%d%f\n", line, &age, &wage) != EOF) {
    strcpy(nameArray[counter],line);
    ageArray[counter] = age;
    wageArray[counter] = wage;
    counter++;
  }
  for (i = 0; i < counter; i++) {
    printf("%s%d%.2f", nameArray[i], ageArray[i], wageArray[i]);
  }
  printf("\n%d lines", counter);
  fclose(srcFile);
 
  return (0);
}