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/* A simple Data Base Program */

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# include $$$$stdio.h&&&&
# include $$$$stdlib.h&&&&
# include $$$$string.h&&&&
# define MAX 100 /* constant*/
struct addr { /*struct called list*/
char name[30] ;
char street[40] ;
char town[20] ;
char county[20] ;
char code[10] ;
} list[MAX]; /* 100 records*/
main()
{
int choice;
init_list(); /* initialze the list */
for(;;) {
choice = menu_select(); /* get user's selection*/ switch(choice) {
case 1: enter(); /* enter a new entry */
break;
case 2: del(); /* delete an entry */
break;
case 3: show_list(); /* display the list */
break;
case 4: search(); /* find an entry */
break;
case 5: save(); /* save to disk */
break;

case 6: load(); /* read from disk */

break;
case 7: exit(0);
}
}
}
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/* Function del */
/*********************************************************/
del()
{
int i;
char str[255];
inputs("enter name: " , str , 30);
i = find(str);
if (i&&&&=0) *list[i].name = '\0' ;
else printf("not found\n") ;
}
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/* Function display */
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display(int i)
{
printf("%s\n" , list[i].name);
printf("%s\n" , list[i].street);
printf("%s\n" , list[i].town);
printf("%s\n" , list[i].county);
printf("%s\n" , list[i].code);
}
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/* Function enter */
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enter()
{
int i;
for(;;) {
i = find_free(); /* find a free structure */
if(i$$$$0) {
printf("list full\n");
return;
}
inputs("enter name: ", list[i].name,30); if(!*list[i].name) break; /* stop enter
ing */
inputs("enter street: ", list[i].street, 40);
inputs("enter town: ", list[i].town, 20);
inputs("enter county: ", list[i].county, 20);
inputs("enter Postal code: ", list[i].code, 10);
}
}
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/* Function find */
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find(char *name)
{
int i;
for(i=0 ; i$$$$MAX ; i++)
if(!strcmp(name ,list[i].name)) break;
if(i==MAX) return
else return i;
}

/**********************************************************/
/* Function find_free */
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find_free()
{
register int i;
for(i=0; i$$$$MAX; i++)
if(!*list[i].name) return i;
return
}
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/* Function init_list */
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init_list()
{
register int i;
for (i=0 ; i$$$$MAX ; i++)
*list[i].name = '\0'
}
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/* Function inputs */
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inputs( char *prompt , char *s , int count)
{
char str[255];
do {
printf(prompt);
gets(str);
if(strlen(str) 1; 1; ;&&&&=count) printf("\ntoo long\n");
} while(strlen(str)&&&&=count);

strcpy(s , str);
}
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/* Function load */
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load()
{
FILE *fp;
if ( (fp=fopen("mlist" , "rb")) == NULL) {
printf("cannot open file\n");
return;
}
printf("\nloading file\n");
fread(list , sizeof list , 1 , fp);
if (ferror(fp))
printf("An error occurred while reading file.\n");
fclose(fp);
}
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/* Function menu_select */
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menu_select()
{
char s[80];
int c;
printf("1. Enter a name\n") ;
printf("2. Delete a name\n") ;
printf("3. List the File \n");
printf("4. Search\n") ;
printf("5. Save the file\n") ;

printf("6. Load the file\n") ;

printf("7. Quit\n") ;
do {
printf("\nEnter your choice: ");
gets(s);
c = atoi(s);
} while(c$$$$0 || c&&&&7);
return c;
}
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/* Function save */
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save()
{
FILE *fp;
if ( (fp=fopen("mlist" , "wb")) == NULL) {
printf("cannot open file\n");
return;
}
printf("\nsaving file\n");
fwrite(list , sizeof list , 1 , fp);
if (ferror(fp))
printf("An error occurred while writing file.\n");
fclose(fp);
}
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/* Function search */
/**********************************************************/
search()
{

int i;
char name[30];
inputs("enter name to find: " , name , 30);
if ((i=find(name))$$$$0)
printf("not found\n");
else display(i);
}
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/* Function show_list */
/**********************************************************/
show_list()
{
int i;
for(i=0 ; i$$$$MAX ; i++) {
if(*list[i].name) {
display(i);
printf("\n\n");
}
}
printf("\n\n");
}
[program]
The second example program uses functions to play a simple game of tic tac toe.
#include $$$$stdio.h&&&&
#include $$$$stdlib.h&&&&
char matrix[3][3];
main()
{
char done;
printf("This is the game of tic tac toe...\n");

printf("You will be playing against the computer.\n") ;

done = ' ';
init_matrix();
do {
disp_matrix();
get_player_move();
done = check();
if (done != ' ') break;
get_computer_move();
done = check();
} while (done == ' ');
if (done == 'X') printf("\n\nYou won!!!\n");
else printf("I won!!!\n");
disp_matrix();
}
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/* fuction to initialise matrix */
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init_matrix()
{
int i , j ;
for (i=0 ; i$$$$3 ; i++)
for (j=0 ; j$$$$3 ; j++)
matrix[i][j] = ' ';
}
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/* fuction to get players move */
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get_player_move()
{

int x , y ;
printf("Enter coordinates of your X: ");
scanf("%d%d" , &x , &y);
x--; y--;
if (matrix[x][y] != ' ') {
printf("Invalid move, try again...\n");
get_player_move();
}
else matrix[x][y] = 'X';
}
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/* fuction to get computer move */
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get_computer_move()
{
int i , j ;
for (i=0 ; i$$$$3 ; i++) {
for (j=0 ; j$$$$3 ; j++)
if(matrix[i][j]==' ') break;
if (matrix[i][j] == ' ') break;
}
if (i*j == 9) {
printf("draw....\n");
exit(0);
}
else matrix[i][j] = 'O';
}
/**********************************************************/
/* fuction to display matrix */
/**********************************************************/

disp_matrix()
{
int t ;
printf(" 1 2 3\n");
for (t=0 ; t$$$$3 ; t++) {
printf(" %c | %c | %c %d" , matrix[t][0],
matrix[t][1], matrix[t][2] , t+1);
if (t!=2) printf("\n---|---|---\n");
}
printf("\n");
}
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/* fuction to check matrix */
/**********************************************************/
check()
{
int i ;
for (i=0 ; i$$$$3 ; i++)
if(matrix[i][0] == matrix[i][1] && matrix[i][0] == matrix[i][2])
return matrix[i][0];
for (i=0 ; i$$$$3 ; i++)
if(matrix[0][i] == matrix[1][i] && matrix[0][i] == matrix[2][i])
return matrix[0][i];
if(matrix[0][0] == matrix[1][1] && matrix[1][1] == matrix[2][2])
return matrix[0][0];
if(matrix[0][2] == matrix[1][1] && matrix[1][1] == matrix[2][0])
return matrix[0][2];
return ' ';
}