Help with Structures

Alrighty...here's my problem...i have to get data entered from a user and insert it into a structure...i ask the user to give me a operation code (i = insert), i go to the insert function create my structure and ask the user for the data...but how do i store it into the structure ? can i try to store directly in scanf ?

thanks here's my code

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{

        char operCode;

        printf("Enter operation code: ");

        scanf("%c", &operCode);

        if (operCode == 'i')
        {
                insertPart();
        }
/*
        if (operCode == 's')
        {
                searchPart();
        }

        if (operCode == 'u')
        {
                updatePart();
        }

        if (operCode == 'p')
        {
                printPart();
        }
*/

        if (operCode == 'q')
        {
                printf("Program Terminated !\n");
        }
}

int insertPart()
{

        int part = 0;
        char name;
        int quan = 0;

        struct comp_part
        {
                int partNum;
                char partName[15];
                int quantity;
        };

        printf("Enter part number: ");
        scanf("%i", &part);

        printf("Enter part name: ");
        scanf("%c", &name);

        printf("Enter quantity on hand: ");
        scanf("%i", &quan);

}

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Maybe like this?

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef struct foo{
 char quux[10];
 int mynumby;
}foo;


int main(){
 struct foo mystruct;

 printf("Let's input some info on the struct\n");
 printf("Give a name with at most 10 chars and a number\n");
 //Scanf is evil but I'm lazy!
 scanf("%s",mystruct.quux);
 printf("\n");
 scanf("%d",&mystruct.mynumby);

 printf("%s %d\n",mystruct.quux,mystruct.mynumby);
 return 0;

}

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Any descent C book covers this =/

Why bother with the typedef if you're going to precede the identifier with the keyword struct, anyway?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SlyMaelstrom

Why bother with the typedef if you're going to precede the identifier with the keyword struct, anyway?

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Maybe cause it is 3 AM and I was partying?

Must have been some party. :)

I know I like to surf message boards when I'm having a wild time, too. Oh, and that applies if you were talking about drugs or sex...