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jermvirus

Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:32 pm


Help!!!! Linked list ans database

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hi, i am a high school student in Jamaica and i have an project that i need help with, i want to create a program that can keep a track off all the books in the library and who they a rented to, so far i just created the first page can some on help me. ned to know how to save the books to a Data base and search for them,


#include 
#include 
#include 
struct database{
       char name[100];
       char author[100];
       char rent_date[100];
       char return_date[100];
       char student_name[100];
       int book_id;
       int student_id;
       int shelf_number;
       };
       struct database *current;
       struct database *temp;
int option;
        
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    char line[20];
    
    printf("press 1 to Add Book\n");
    printf("press 2 to Search\n");
    printf("press 3 to Rent Book\n");
    printf("press 4 to Return Book\n");
    printf("press 5 to EXIT\n");
  scanf("%d", &option);
    
  if (option == 1) 
  {
             temp = malloc(sizeof(struct database));
             gets(line);
             printf("Enter Book Name\n");
             gets(temp->name);            
             printf("Enter Book's Author\n");
             gets(temp->author);
             printf("Enter Rent Date\n");    
             gets(temp->rent_date);
             printf("Expected Return Date\n");
             gets(temp->return_date);
             printf("Enter Student Name\n");
             gets(temp->student_name);
             
             //write code here to write record to file             
  }
  
  if (option == 2)
  {
             printf("Search");
  
  }
  
  system("PAUSE");	
  return 0;
}