CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c
Andres Guerra
Andres Guerra

Reputation: 57

Storing address in a small database program

I am writing a small program with a database organized with the following struct: 

typedef struct {
    char fname[20];
    char lname[20];
    char phone[12];
    char address[50];
} database;

When I ask to input all the values of one entry, I do it as below (the var save is 0 at the beginning of the program): 

   if(option == 1)
    {
        printf("\nPlease input each of the following parameters separated by space: \n");
        printf("Firstname Lastname Phone Address: \n");
        scanf("%s %s %s %s", &list[save].fname, &list[save].lname, &list[save].phone, &list[save].address);
        save++;
        printf("\n\n!!!!! DONE !!!!!\n\n");
    }

The problem is, I want the last string input (address) to be able to store a complete sentence with spaces. When I input something like for example Andres Guerra +15551234 55555 AB Ave., UT. It will only save in list[save].address the 55555, the rest of the things stays stored for the next input, causing storage discrepancies.

How can I save in the address struct element a complete sentence with spaces included?

NOTE: I also tried making an additional scanf of %s with the address alone, but it did not work either.

If I use Country instead of Address, the program works fine.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 87

Answers (1)

Amit
Amit

Reputation: 712

Try using

scanf("%s %s %s %49[0-9a-zA-Z ]", 
  &list[save].fname, 
  &list[save].lname, 
  &list[save].phone, 
  &list[save].address
);

I hope this helps.

Upvotes: 3

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