Hi all, There is a lot of code below but i believe only a small excerpt is causing the problem. In the main function after security is cleared using (username = 1 and password = 1). I use an infinite while loop to capture new operations (denoted by the variable op) using the scanf function. This works fine the first time but after the first loop completes the program quits. I would like it to remain inside this while loop unitill the user exits by pressing ctrl c. The problem (part of the main function.) Code: while(1) { fflush(stdin); printf("\n\tPress 1 - ADD New MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 2 - DELETE a MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 3 - VIEW All members\n\n"); printf("\tPress ctrl c - EXIT\n\n\n"); printf("You Entered --> : "); scanf("%d",&op); /* if(op == 1) { // read from keyboard printf("\nEnter FULL NAME with _ for spaces AND(after a space) Today's date <dd/mm//yy>.\n"); fflush(stdin); fgets(members_init,58,stdin); fflush(stdin); store_in_memfile(members_init); // append to members.txt file } if(op == 2) { printf("\n\tWARNING : You are about to DELETE a member.\n"); printf("\nEnter the FULL NAME with _ for spaces.\n"); fflush(stdin); scanf("%s",members_name); delete_from_memfile(members_name,member); // delete a member, sending MEMBER NAME ONLY } if(op == 3) { show(); } if(op == 4) { } total_members = update_total_members(); // update total_membters after store or delete members, printf("\n\ntotal members = %d",total_members); */ load_members(member); // load members NAME and JOINED DATE from file into structure /* test*/ } system("pause > null"); return 0; } // END OF MAIN The full main program. Code: // START of MAIN int main() { char username[10],password[10]; int op=1; char members_init[58],members_det[58]; // name and joined_date char members_name[50]; // name to DELETE int total_members; // takes the value of line counter struct members member[1000]; printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n"); while(1) // security while loop { printf("Please enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD\n"); strcpy(username,"x"); // clear the u_n and p_w strcpy(password,"x"); scanf("%s%s",username,password); if(security(username,password)) { continue; } else { printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); // hide the p_w printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\nSECURITY CLEARED!\n\n"); break; } } // security while loop printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n\n"); while(1) { fflush(stdin); printf("\n\tPress 1 - ADD New MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 2 - DELETE a MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 3 - VIEW All members\n\n"); printf("\tPress ctrl c - EXIT\n\n\n"); printf("You Entered --> : "); scanf("%d",&op); /* if(op == 1) { // read from keyboard printf("\nEnter FULL NAME with _ for spaces AND(after a space) Today's date <dd/mm//yy>.\n"); fflush(stdin); fgets(members_init,58,stdin); fflush(stdin); store_in_memfile(members_init); // append to members.txt file } if(op == 2) { printf("\n\tWARNING : You are about to DELETE a member.\n"); printf("\nEnter the FULL NAME with _ for spaces.\n"); fflush(stdin); scanf("%s",members_name); delete_from_memfile(members_name,member); // delete a member, sending MEMBER NAME ONLY } if(op == 3) { show(); } if(op == 4) { } total_members = update_total_members(); // update total_membters after store or delete members, printf("\n\ntotal members = %d",total_members); */ load_members(member); // load members NAME and JOINED DATE from file into structure /* test*/ } system("pause > null"); return 0; } // END OF MAIN the full program. Code: #include<iostream.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<string.h> struct borrowed { char member_name[50]; // to access from borrowed.txt file char items_name[150]; char type; char due_date[8]; }; struct members { char name[50]; char joined_date[8]; struct borrowed borrowed_items[5]; }; int security(char username[10],char password[10]); // fucntion prototypes void store_in_memfile(char members_init[58]); // stores name and joined date to file void delete_from_memfile(char members_name[50],struct members member[1000]); // deletes the member int update_total_members(void); int load_members(struct members member[1000]); // ONLY loads NAME and JOINED DATE to structure members, RETURNS total number of members void show(void); // START of MAIN int main() { char username[10],password[10]; int op=1; char members_init[58],members_det[58]; // name and joined_date char members_name[50]; // name to DELETE int total_members; // takes the value of line counter struct members member[1000]; printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n"); while(1) // security while loop { printf("Please enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD\n"); strcpy(username,"x"); // clear the u_n and p_w strcpy(password,"x"); scanf("%s%s",username,password); if(security(username,password)) { continue; } else { printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); // hide the p_w printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\nSECURITY CLEARED!\n\n"); break; } } // security while loop printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n\n"); while(1) { fflush(stdin); printf("\n\tPress 1 - ADD New MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 2 - DELETE a MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 3 - VIEW All members\n\n"); printf("\tPress ctrl c - EXIT\n\n\n"); printf("You Entered --> : "); scanf("%d",&op); /* if(op == 1) { // read from keyboard printf("\nEnter FULL NAME with _ for spaces AND(after a space) Today's date <dd/mm//yy>.\n"); fflush(stdin); fgets(members_init,58,stdin); fflush(stdin); store_in_memfile(members_init); // append to members.txt file } if(op == 2) { printf("\n\tWARNING : You are about to DELETE a member.\n"); printf("\nEnter the FULL NAME with _ for spaces.\n"); fflush(stdin); scanf("%s",members_name); delete_from_memfile(members_name,member); // delete a member, sending MEMBER NAME ONLY } if(op == 3) { show(); } if(op == 4) { } total_members = update_total_members(); // update total_membters after store or delete members, printf("\n\ntotal members = %d",total_members); */ load_members(member); // load members NAME and JOINED DATE from file into structure /* test*/ } system("pause > null"); return 0; } // END OF MAIN int security(char username[10],char password[10]) // 0 is correct and 1 is wrong { if(!(strcmp(username,"1")) && !(strcmp(password,"1"))) return 0; else return 1; } void store_in_memfile(char members_init[58]) { FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","a"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } fprintf(members,"%s",members_init); // add the new member fclose(members); return; } int update_total_members(void) { FILE *members; int line_no=0; char members_det[58]; members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return 0; } while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // update total_members { line_no = line_no + 1; } fclose(members); return line_no; // update total_members } void delete_from_memfile(char members_name[50],struct members member[1000]) { // members_name = MEMBERS NAME ONLY. char members_det[58]; // this string reads a line from file (here DUMMY) int total_members,ctr,i=1; // ctr is the line number in file. char members_del[58]; // holds name and joined_date together from struct total_members = load_members(member); // load the structure from file FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","w"); // write to file the DELETED member if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } for(ctr=0;ctr<total_members;ctr++) { members_del[0] = '\0'; // clears the string if(!(strcmp(members_name,(member[ctr].name)))) // use ctr as line number to write { // ctr as member to be deleted. strcpy((member[ctr].name),"-"); strcpy((member[ctr].joined_date),"-\n"); /* test printf("\n%s%s\n",(member[ctr].name),(member[ctr].joined_date));*/ } /* test else printf("\n%s%s\n",(member[ctr].name),members_name); */ strcat(members_del,(member[ctr].name)); // here do the string concatanate for ALL strings. strcat(members_del," "); strcat(members_del,(member[ctr].joined_date)); fprintf(members,"%s",members_del); // write line by line(ctr as line number) to file /* test printf("%s\n",members_del); */ members_del[0] = '\0'; // clears the string } /* test printf("%s\n",members_del); */ fclose(members); total_members = load_members(member); // load the structure from file return; } int load_members(struct members member[1000]) // loads ONLY NAME and JOINED DATE to structure { FILE *members; char members_det[58]; // a line from file char *temp_name,*temp_joined_date; // strings to hold PARSE tokens int i=0; // struct counter members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return 0; } while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // load a line into members_det string { temp_name = strtok(members_det," "); // parse the string members_det into tokens, first token is from 1st char to " ". temp_joined_date = strtok(NULL,""); // second token(string) is from char after " " to end of word/line. strcpy((member[i].name),temp_name); strcpy((member[i].joined_date),temp_joined_date); i++; } // printf("\n%s %s\n",(member[9].name),(member[9].joined_date)); fclose(members); return i; } void show(void) { char members_det[58]; // a line from file FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } printf("\n\n\n\t\tNAME JOINED-DATE\n"); while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // load a line into members_det string { printf("\t\t%s",members_det); } printf("\n\n"); fclose(members); return; }
I tested your code with some fixes and it worked fine.. Fix 1 :while(1) { fflush(stdin); printf("\n\tPress 1 - ADD New MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 2 - DELETE a MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 3 - VIEW All members\n\n"); printf("\tPress ctrl c - EXIT\n\n\n"); printf("You Entered --> : "); scanf("%d",&op); getchar()----> Add this as scanf inserts a \n in the buffer...Though you have used fflush(stdin)..the \n is not flushed as fflush doenot work with input streams Ref: man fflush Fix 2 : if(op == 1) { // read from keyboard printf("\nEnter FULL NAME with _ for spaces AND(after a space) Today's date <dd/mm//yy>.\n"); fflush(stdin); memset(members_init,0,sizeof(members_init); -----> Initiaze the buffer as it would copy Unwanted junk data to your buffer Fix3: int load_members(struct members member[1000]) // loads ONLY NAME and JOINED DATE to structure { FILE *members; char members_det[58]; memset(members_det,0,sizeof(members_det)); -----Same reason as fix 2... When I ran on my system I got segfault n strcpy((member.joined_date),temp_joined_date);----As Strcpy copies data upto Null character.. Hence the buffer needs to be initialsed so the it doesnt copy data untill null is found which was your case
