programming-examples/c/Data_Input_Output/C Program to Create Employee File Name Record that is taken from the Command-Line Argument.c

/*
 * C Program to Create Employee File Name Record that is taken from the Command-Line Argument
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>

struct emprec
{
    int empid;
    char *name;
};
typedef struct emprec emp;

void insert(char *a);
void display(char *a);
void update(char *a);
int count;
void main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int choice;
    while (1)
        {
            printf("Enter the choice\n");
            printf("1-Insert a new record into file\n2-Display the records\n");
            printf("3-Update the record\n4-Exit\n");
            scanf("%d",  &choice);
            switch (choice)
                {
                case 1:
                    insert(argv[1]);
                    break;
                case 2:
                    display(argv[1]);
                    break;
                case 3:
                    update(argv[1]);
                    break;
                case 4:
                    exit(0);
                default:
                    printf("Enter the correct choice\n");
                }
        }
}

/* To insert a new recored into the file */
void insert(char *a)
{
    FILE *fp1;
    emp *temp1 = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
    temp1->name = (char *)malloc(200 * sizeof(char)); //allocating memory for pointer
    fp1 = fopen(a, "a+");
    if (fp1 == NULL)
        perror("");
    else
        {
            printf("Enter the employee id\n");
            scanf("%d", &temp1->empid);
            fwrite(&temp1->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
            printf("Enter the employee name\n");
            scanf(" %[^\n]s", temp1->name);
            fwrite(temp1->name, 200, 1, fp1);
            count++;
        }
    fclose(fp1);
    free(temp1);
    free(temp1->name);
}

/* To display the records in the file */
void display(char *a)
{
    FILE *fp1;
    char ch;
    int var = count;
    emp *temp = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
    temp->name = (char *)malloc(200*sizeof(char));
    fp1 = fopen(a, "r");
    if (count == 0)
        {
            printf("no records to display\n");
            return;
        }
    if (fp1 == NULL)
        perror("");
    else
        {
            while(var)    // display the employee records
                {
                    fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
                    printf("%d", temp->empid);
                    fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
                    printf(" %s\n", temp->name);
                    var--;
                }
        }
    fclose(fp1);
    free(temp);
    free(temp->name);
}

/* To Update the given record */
void update(char *a)
{
    FILE *fp1;
    char ch, name[200];
    int var = count, id, c;
    emp *temp = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
    temp->name = (char *)malloc(200*sizeof(char));
    fp1 = fopen(a, "r+");
    if (fp1 == NULL)
        perror("");
    else
        {
            while (var)    //displaying employee records so that user enter correct employee id
                {
                    fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
                    printf("%d", temp->empid);
                    fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
                    printf(" %s\n", temp->name);
                    var--;
                }
            printf("enter which employee id to be updated\n");
            scanf("%d", &id);
            fseek(fp1, 0, 0);
            var = count;
            while(var)    //loop to update the name of entered employeeid
                {
                    fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
                    if (id == temp->empid)
                        {
                            printf("enter employee name for update:");
                            scanf(" %[^\n]s", name);
                            c = fwrite(name, 200, 1, fp1);
                            break;
                        }
                    fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
                    var--;
                }
            if (c == 1)
                printf("update of the record succesfully\n");
            else
                printf("update unsuccesful enter correct id\n");
            fclose(fp1);
            free(temp);
            free(temp->name);
        }
}