Linked lists help!!!

[Dragoncaster131]

hey,

I am somewhat a new programmer, so my code isn't the best, but I need to turn this into linked list. Can anyone help?

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

typedef struct army {

	char section_name[81];
	char sub_name[81];
	int points;
	char discription[500];
};

int i=0;

struct army Army;

char file_end[81];
char temp_word[81];
char temp_close[8]="</name>";
char temp_close2[10]="</descrip>";


void main()
{
	char name[81]="<name>", scan[81], descrip[10]="<descrip>";
	
	
FILE *inputfile;

inputfile = fopen("Rune2.txt","r");

if (inputfile == NULL)
	{
		printf("error opening file");
	}
	else
	{
		
	printf("File opened successfully. Loading data...\n\n");
	}
	
fscanf(inputfile,"%s", scan); 

for (fscanf(inputfile," %s ", temp_word); temp_word!=NULL; fscanf(inputfile," %s ", temp_word))

{
		
	if (strcmp(temp_word, temp_close)==0) break;
	strcat(temp_word, " ");
	strcat(Army.sub_name, temp_word);
	
}


	fscanf(inputfile,"%d", &Army.points); 
	fscanf(inputfile,"%s", scan);

for (fscanf(inputfile," %s ", temp_word); temp_word!=NULL; fscanf(inputfile," %s ", temp_word))

{
	i++;	
	if (strcmp(temp_word, temp_close2)==0) break;
	strcat(temp_word, " ");
	strcat(Army.discription, temp_word);
if (i==9)
	{
		i=0;
		strcat(Army.discription, "\n");
	}

}
printf("%s\n%d\n%s\n", Army.sub_name, Army.points, Army.discription);
}

[quzah]

typedef struct army {

	char section_name[81];
	char sub_name[81];
	int points;
	char discription[500];
} /*Missing something here?*/;

When you use typedef, you're defining a new type. That means you need to provide some name for its new type.

void main()

This is covered in the FAQ. main never returns void. It always returns an int. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong, or is using Java.

Next, you should probably get rid of those global variables, as it's clutter, and makes it harder to read your code (especially once your program gets big).

Finally, here's how you'd start a single linked list:

struct army {
	struct army *next;
	char section_name[81];
	char sub_name[81];
	int points;
	char discription[500];
};

This is a pointer to the "next" item in the list. Search the forum for "linked list", and there will be ample examples provided for you, as it's a common question. Then, post your attempt at making a list, and any problems, etc, as per the Announcements at the top of the forum.

Quzah.

[Dragoncaster131]

thanks quzah