reading file into 2 dimensional array, scanning array for 1 dimension?

Hello, I'm super new to c programming. Having alittle trouble with something.
I'm trying to read a file into a 2 dimensional array. contents of the file are as such :
code:product
231231:canofsoop
231231:pizza
213124:pop
list does not exceed 1000.
I have a variable from another function (the name of product). I need to scan the array for the name and if it exist get the code#.
this is what i have so far

Code:

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void Search(char product, int *code) {
char &type, char productname[1000], int codenumber[1000], int i;
FILE *fp;
fp = fopen("product.dat", "r");
for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
fscanf(fp, "%d:%c\n", codenumber[i], productname[i]);}
????
???
rewind(fp);
fclose(fp); }

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&type is the address of name of product from another function.
after i scan the file i'm lost >.<
how do i scan the productnames for the &type and get the code??
any help at all will be much appreciated!
im so confuseled!

&type stinks of C++.

First of all fclose(fp) is in your loop, while fopen is outside, this will result in unwanted behavior. Also productname[i] is only a single character, you want it to be a whole string correct? Here is a simple reworking of your code:

Code:

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int Search(char *product)
{
    int code;
    char productname[1000];
    char codenumber[1000];

    open your file

    while(fgets(productname, 1000, fp) != NULL)
    {
        use strtok or scanf here to split your string into a product code and a name
        code = atoi(codenumber);

        /* do the two strings match? */
        if (strcmp(productname, product) == 0)
        {
            close your file
            return the product code here
        }
    }

    close yoru file

    /* at this point all products have been searched but no matches found */
    return an error code
}

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That basic idea should work, although I'm pretty damn tired right now so you might run into a minor error.