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mysterpaco

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I am writing a program have taken bits and pieces from books and tutoials but i am getting a program crash when the program calls SetPlace within another function. I think I may be really confusing the passing of pointers I am not sure. Also when I go to the choice to read the file I open it is printing addresses so I went ahead and created the file first and try to read from it but i dont think i had the format right for reading the file because it would all read into the first structure element. So my problem is reading the file just right and I get a reading error crash/no call stack break when i go into that SetPlace function .....any help would be appreciated i keep trying to go throught these tutorials but no such luck yet.....here is code


#include <stdio.h> /*Created by: James Hayes*/
#include <conio.h> /*Set necessary library headers for project*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#define MAX 5 /*MAX is a macro constant we can use that does not need to be changed to use as a value in the program*/
#define MAXPLAY 10

struct player {
char name[30];
int score;
};

typedef struct player Player;


void Show_menu(); /* function prototype to call a menu for end user*/
char Get_choice(); /* function prototype to return uppercase character choice from end user*/
void Count_Change(); /* function prototype to display a message pertaining to end user choice*/
void Play_HighLow(player *game,char *Name); /* function prototype to display a message pertaining to end user choice*/
void LoadPlayer(player *local,int size);
void Initialize(player *game);
void Print( player *game);
void Get_Name(player *game);
int SetPlace(player *local,int hold);
void save_array(struct player *local,int size);


void Summary(int *E1ptr,int *E2ptr,int *E3ptr,char *E4);

int main(void)
{
int counter1=0;
int counter2=0;
int inttotal=0;
char Name[30];



player game[MAXPLAY];








char MCharacter; /*initialize variable to hold menu character*/

do
{
Show_menu();
MCharacter = Get_choice();

switch (MCharacter){



case 'A':
Get_Name(game);

break;

case 'B':
Play_HighLow(game,Name);
counter1++;
break;

case 'C':
Count_Change();
counter2++;
break;

case 'D':
LoadPlayer(game,sizeof(game));
Print(game);
break;

save_array(game,sizeof(game));



}
}while(MCharacter != 'Q');



return 0;
} /*Take end user choice displaying one of two displays as long as character entry is valid*/




void Show_menu() /*Clear screen ready for new output to be displayed*/
{
system ("cls");
printf("Select from the following options:\n");
printf("A. Enter Player\nB. Play_HighLow\nC. Play Count Change Game\nD. High Players\nQ. Quit Program\n"); /*display options to end user*/

}

char Get_choice()
{
char FChar;

do
{
FChar = toupper(_getch());

} while (!strchr("ABCDQ",FChar));

return FChar;
}


void Count_Change()
{

char Answer[11]; /*Declare variables to hold integer after atoi function changes the input string*/
int HalfDollar;double HalfTotal; /*Declare one char array that can be used over and over to get the users input*/
int Quarter; double QuarterTotal;
int Dime; double DimeTotal;
int Nickel; double NickelTotal;
int Penny; double PennyTotal;
int CoinTotal; double MoneyTotal;





system ("cls"); /*List all the print statements to gather and store needed information from the user*/
printf("Enter the number of half dollars:");
gets(Answer);
HalfDollar = atoi(Answer);
printf("Enter the number of quarters:");
gets(Answer);
Quarter = atoi(Answer);
printf("Enter the number of dimes:");
gets(Answer);
Dime = atoi(Answer);
printf("Enter the number of nickels:");
gets(Answer);
Nickel = atoi(Answer);
printf("Enter the number of pennies:");
gets(Answer);
Penny = atoi(Answer);


HalfTotal = HalfDollar * .5; /*Take all the integer variables and multiply them by necessary numbers to reach monetary values*/
QuarterTotal = Quarter * .25;
DimeTotal = Dime * .1;
NickelTotal = Nickel * .05;
PennyTotal = Penny * .01;
CoinTotal = HalfDollar + Quarter + Dime + Nickel + Penny;
MoneyTotal = HalfTotal + QuarterTotal + DimeTotal + NickelTotal + PennyTotal;


printf("\n\n\nYou have entered %d half dollars for a total of: $%6.2f",HalfDollar,HalfTotal); /*Display information gathered and calculated back to the user*/
printf("\nYou have entered %d quarters for a total of: $%6.2f",Quarter,QuarterTotal);
printf("\nYou have entered %d dimes for a total of: $%6.2f",Dime,DimeTotal);
printf("\nYou have entered %d nickels for a total of: $%6.2f",Nickel,NickelTotal);
printf("\nYou have entered %d pennies for a total of: $%6.2f",Penny,PennyTotal);
printf("\n\n\nYou have entered %d coins for a total of: $%6.2f",CoinTotal, MoneyTotal);


printf ("\n\n\n\n......Press any key to return to the main menu");
_getch();



}

void Play_HighLow(struct player *game,char *NewName)
{
int magic; /*Initialize three variables one for random number, one for tries, one for user input*/
int guess;
int tries = 0;
int row=0;









//printf("%30s",Name);debug
//getch();





srand((unsigned)(time( NULL )) ); /*Seed random number and set the scale to 5*/
magic = rand()%MAX;


system ("cls");
/* printf("magic:%d\n ",magic); this line can be used for debugging..take off comments to test*/
printf("Guess the random number from 0 to %d\n",MAX);
do
{

printf("guess a number: "); /*Run a loop until user gets random number choice right letting him know if he is too high or low*/
scanf("%d",&guess);
if(guess == magic)
{
printf("\n\nRight..... Way to Go!!!");
printf(" %d is the magic number\n", magic);
}
else if (guess > magic)
printf(".. Wrong .. Too High\n\n");
else
printf(".. Wrong .. Too Low\n\n");
tries++;



} while(guess != magic);
printf("\n\nYou took %d tries to get it right.\n\n", tries);
printf("%d\n",row);
printf("%d",tries);
printf("%30s",game[row].name,NewName);


getch();

row=SetPlace(game,tries);
printf("%d\n",row);
game[row].score=tries;
strcpy(game[row].name,NewName);


printf("\n\nPress any key to return to Main Menu");


getch();
}
void Summary(int *E1ptr,int *E2ptr,int *E3ptr,char *E4)
{
system("cls");
int answer;int answer2;int answer3;double answer4;

answer=*E1ptr;
answer2=*E2ptr;
answer3=*E3ptr;
answer4=(float)answer/answer2;


printf("%s",E4);
printf("\n\nYou played High/Low %d times\n",answer2);
printf("\n\nYour average is %.2f",answer4);
printf("\n\nYou played Count Change %d times",answer3);



getch();
}

void LoadPlayer(player *local,int size)
{
int i=0;
FILE *fptr;

if ((fptr = fopen("top10.dat","rb"))==NULL)
{
system("CLS");
printf("File does not exists...initializing new array...Press any key to continue");
getch();
Initialize(local);
}
else
{
i=sizeof(local);
printf("%d",i);
fread(local,sizeof(local),1,fptr);


fclose(fptr);
printf("Hello");
getch();
}
}
void Initialize(struct player *local)
{
int cur_row;
for(cur_row=0;cur_row<MAX;cur_row++)
{
local[cur_row].score=0;
strcpy(local[cur_row].name,"init");
}
printf("worked");

}
void Print(struct player *local)
{
system("cls");
int counter;
printf("\n");
//local[0].score=5;
//printf("%d", local[0].score);
for(counter=0;counter<MAXPLAY;counter++)
{

printf("Element Name is %30s\n",local[counter].name);
printf("Element Score is %6d\n",local[counter].score);


//printf("Element #%d is:%30s %6d\n"
// ,counter,local[counter].name,local[counter].score);
}
printf("\n\nPress any key");
getch();
}
int SetPlace(player *local,int hold)
{
int set_pt,incr;
printf("%d",local[set_pt].score);
printf("%d",set_pt);

for(set_pt=0;set_pt < MAXPLAY && hold > local[set_pt].score
&& local[set_pt].score!=0;set_pt++)
{
printf("%d",local[set_pt].score);
printf("%d",set_pt);
}

for(incr=MAXPLAY -1;incr >set_pt;incr--) //this for loop will make room in the array for the new data insertion
{
local[incr] = local[incr-1];
local[incr].score=local[incr-1].score;
strcpy(local[incr].name,local[incr-1].name);
printf("%d",set_pt);
getch();
}
return set_pt;
}

void Get_Name(struct player *game)
{
char NewName[30];


system("CLS");
printf("Enter your name and then press any key to return to main menu\n");
flushall();
gets(NewName);



}
void save_array(struct player *local,int size)
{
FILE *fptr;


if ((fptr = fopen("top10.dat","wb"))==NULL)
{
system("CLS");
printf("File write error...Press any key to terminate");
getch();
exit(0);
}
else
{
fwrite(local,size,1,fptr);
fclose(fptr);
}
}
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Swandog46

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There is an awful lot of code here. Could you isolate the problem a little better? Or, start with a smaller project so we can help you. Finding bugs in code this long without having any idea what it is you are trying to do is difficult at best. I can get your code to compile if I comment out the flushall() line, which is not an ANSI C function. What exactly do you want this to do, and what is it doing wrong?
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mysterpaco

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I apologize for not commenting back sooner I have been very busy with moving...what a drag....Like I said it was a template not exact usage I was trying to implement for a project and instead of passing the functions arrays i was just passing the pointer which wasn't working. I was trying to keep track of players and scores within a game. It works now i appreciate your response I will definitely post any other discrepancies in the future...........thanks
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#include <stdio.h> /*Created by: James Hayes*/

#include <conio.h> /*Set necessary library headers for project*/

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <ctype.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <time.h>

#define MAX 5 /*MAX is a macro constant we can use that does not need to be changed to use as a value in the program*/

#define MAXPLAY 10



struct player {

	char name[30];

	int score;

};



typedef struct player Player;



void Show_menu(); /* function prototype to call a menu for end user*/

char Get_choice(); /* function prototype to return uppercase character choice from end user*/

void Count_Change(); /* function prototype to display a message pertaining to end user choice*/

void Play_HighLow(player *game,char *Name); /* function prototype to display a message pertaining to end user choice*/

void LoadPlayer(player *local,int size);

void Initialize(player *game);

void Print( player *game);

void Get_Name(player *game);

int SetPlace(player *local,int hold);

void save_array(struct player *local,int size);



void Summary(int *E1ptr,int *E2ptr,int *E3ptr,char *E4);



int main(void)

{

	int counter1=0;

	int counter2=0;

	int inttotal=0;

	char Name[30];



	player game[MAXPLAY];



	char MCharacter; /*initialize variable to hold menu character*/



	do

	{

		Show_menu();

		MCharacter = Get_choice();



		switch (MCharacter){



case 'A':

	Get_Name(game);



	break;



case 'B':

	Play_HighLow(game,Name);

	counter1++;

	break;



case 'C':

	Count_Change();

	counter2++;

	break;



case 'D':

	LoadPlayer(game,sizeof(game));

	Print(game);

	break;



	save_array(game,sizeof(game));

		}

	}while(MCharacter != 'Q');



	return 0;

} /*Take end user choice displaying one of two displays as long as character entry is valid*/



void Show_menu() /*Clear screen ready for new output to be displayed*/

{

	system ("cls");

	printf("Select from the following options:\n");

	printf("A. Enter Player\nB. Play_HighLow\nC. Play Count Change Game\nD. High Players\nQ. Quit Program\n"); /*display options to end user*/



}



char Get_choice()

{

	char FChar;



	do

	{

		FChar = toupper(_getch());



	} while (!strchr("ABCDQ",FChar));



	return FChar;

}



void Count_Change()

{

	char Answer[11]; /*Declare variables to hold integer after atoi function changes the input string*/

	int HalfDollar;double HalfTotal; /*Declare one char array that can be used over and over to get the users input*/

	int Quarter; double QuarterTotal;

	int Dime; double DimeTotal;

	int Nickel; double NickelTotal;

	int Penny; double PennyTotal;

	int CoinTotal; double MoneyTotal;



	system ("cls"); /*List all the print statements to gather and store needed information from the user*/

	printf("Enter the number of half dollars:");

	gets(Answer);

	HalfDollar = atoi(Answer);

	printf("Enter the number of quarters:");

	gets(Answer);

	Quarter = atoi(Answer);

	printf("Enter the number of dimes:");

	gets(Answer);

	Dime = atoi(Answer);

	printf("Enter the number of nickels:");

	gets(Answer);

	Nickel = atoi(Answer);

	printf("Enter the number of pennies:");

	gets(Answer);

	Penny = atoi(Answer);



	HalfTotal = HalfDollar * .5; /*Take all the integer variables and multiply them by necessary numbers to reach monetary values*/

	QuarterTotal = Quarter * .25;

	DimeTotal = Dime * .1;

	NickelTotal = Nickel * .05;

	PennyTotal = Penny * .01;

	CoinTotal = HalfDollar + Quarter + Dime + Nickel + Penny;

	MoneyTotal = HalfTotal + QuarterTotal + DimeTotal + NickelTotal + PennyTotal;



	printf("\n\n\nYou have entered %d half dollars for a total of: $%6.2f",HalfDollar,HalfTotal); /*Display information gathered and calculated back to the user*/

	printf("\nYou have entered %d quarters for a total of: $%6.2f",Quarter,QuarterTotal);

	printf("\nYou have entered %d dimes for a total of: $%6.2f",Dime,DimeTotal);

	printf("\nYou have entered %d nickels for a total of: $%6.2f",Nickel,NickelTotal);

	printf("\nYou have entered %d pennies for a total of: $%6.2f",Penny,PennyTotal);

	printf("\n\n\nYou have entered %d coins for a total of: $%6.2f",CoinTotal, MoneyTotal);



	printf ("\n\n\n\n......Press any key to return to the main menu"); 

	_getch();

}



void Play_HighLow(struct player *game,char *NewName)

{

	int magic; /*Initialize three variables one for random number, one for tries, one for user input*/ 

	int guess;

	int tries = 0;

	int row=0;



	//printf("%30s",Name);debug

	//getch();



	srand((unsigned)(time( NULL )) ); /*Seed random number and set the scale to 5*/

	magic = rand()%MAX;



	system ("cls");

	/* printf("magic:%d\n ",magic); this line can be used for debugging..take off comments to test*/

	printf("Guess the random number from 0 to %d\n",MAX);

	do 

	{

		printf("guess a number: "); /*Run a loop until user gets random number choice right letting him know if he is too high or low*/

		scanf("%d",&guess); 

		if(guess == magic)

		{

			printf("\n\nRight..... Way to Go!!!");

			printf(" %d is the magic number\n", magic);

		}

		else if (guess > magic)

			printf(".. Wrong .. Too High\n\n");

		else

			printf(".. Wrong .. Too Low\n\n");

		tries++;

	} while(guess != magic);



	printf("\n\nYou took %d tries to get it right.\n\n", tries);

	printf("%d\n",row);

	printf("%d",tries);

	printf("%30s",game[row].name,NewName);



	getch();



	row=SetPlace(game,tries);

	printf("%d\n",row);

	game[row].score=tries;

	strcpy(game[row].name,NewName);



	printf("\n\nPress any key to return to Main Menu"); 



	getch();

}

void Summary(int *E1ptr,int *E2ptr,int *E3ptr,char *E4)

{

	system("cls");

	int answer;int answer2;int answer3;double answer4;



	answer=*E1ptr;

	answer2=*E2ptr;

	answer3=*E3ptr;

	answer4=(float)answer/answer2;



	printf("%s",E4);

	printf("\n\nYou played High/Low %d times\n",answer2);

	printf("\n\nYour average is %.2f",answer4);

	printf("\n\nYou played Count Change %d times",answer3);



	getch();

}



void LoadPlayer(player *local,int size)

{

	int i=0;

	FILE *fptr;



	if ((fptr = fopen("top10.dat","rb"))==NULL)

	{

		system("CLS");

		printf("File does not exists...initializing new array...Press any key to continue");

		getch();

		Initialize(local);

	}

	else

	{

		i=sizeof(local);

		printf("%d",i);

		fread(local,sizeof(local),1,fptr);



		fclose(fptr);

		printf("Hello");

		getch();

	}

}

void Initialize(struct player *local)

{

	int cur_row;

	for(cur_row=0;cur_row<MAX;cur_row++)

	{

		local[cur_row].score=0;

		strcpy(local[cur_row].name,"init");

	}

	printf("worked");



}

void Print(struct player *local)

{

	system("cls");

	int counter;

	printf("\n");

	//local[0].score=5;

	//printf("%d", local[0].score);

	for(counter=0;counter<MAXPLAY;counter++)

	{

		printf("Element Name is %30s\n",local[counter].name);

		printf("Element Score is %6d\n",local[counter].score);



		//printf("Element #%d is:%30s %6d\n"

		// ,counter,local[counter].name,local[counter].score);

	}

	printf("\n\nPress any key");

	getch();

}

int SetPlace(player *local,int hold)

{

	int set_pt,incr;

	printf("%d",local[set_pt].score);

	printf("%d",set_pt);



	for(set_pt=0;set_pt < MAXPLAY && hold > local[set_pt].score && local[set_pt].score!=0;set_pt++)

	{

		printf("%d",local[set_pt].score);

		printf("%d",set_pt);

	}



	for(incr=MAXPLAY -1;incr >set_pt;incr--) //this for loop will make room in the array for the new data insertion

	{

		local[incr] = local[incr-1];

		local[incr].score=local[incr-1].score;

		strcpy(local[incr].name,local[incr-1].name);

		printf("%d",set_pt);

		getch();

	}

	return set_pt;

}



void Get_Name(struct player *game)

{

	char NewName[30];



	system("CLS");

	printf("Enter your name and then press any key to return to main menu\n");

	flushall();

	gets(NewName);

}



void save_array(struct player *local,int size)

{

	FILE *fptr;



	if ((fptr = fopen("top10.dat","wb"))==NULL)

	{

		system("CLS");

		printf("File write error...Press any key to terminate");

		getch();

		exit(0);

	}

	else

	{

		fwrite(local,size,1,fptr);

		fclose(fptr);

	}

}

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Threw the code trough an IDE for readibility, besides that the code looks very hard to understand.

It's missing comments and the functions are too big...
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