binary tree random access

hello =D i've looking for some help using the search but couldnt get it.. i need to implement a binary tree and the usual funcions.. and i need a function that shows the in-ordern N element.. i could get it to work using a simple recursive function with a statis var (int printn(NODE *tree, int n))... it works.. the first time.. the second time it fails because the non-zero static variable..
can any1 get a simple solution on this?

any other comment on the code would be fine too

and sorry for my (bad) english xD

*edit*
this code only need to pass a automatic batery test.. so dont worry about memory leaks and wrong input xD

ty in advance

Well, one way to get around your problem is using something like a pointer to a variable that gets updated when an element is displayed. Something like

Code:

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int _printn(NODE *tree, int n, int *currentNum)
{
    if (!tree)
        return 0;

    _printn(tree->left, n, currentNum);
    *currentNum = *currentNum + 1;
    if (*currentNum == n)
    {
        printf("%s\n",tree->word);
        printf("lool");
        return 1;
    }
    _printn(tree->right, n, currentNum);
}

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And this function would be called from another function, to encapsulate the mess

Code:

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int printn(NODE *tree, int n)
{
    int i = 0;
    return _printn(tree, n, &i);
}

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Might work, didn't test. But this is not really good looking, there might be better way to do it.