How to create an array of records

[Spenca]

I am to create an array of records, for students including the basic info-ID, First&Lastname, DOB,address,tel e number,program doing. Whats the correct approach to doing this?

[weaknessforcats]

Is this to be an array on the stack or the heap?

On the stack (a local variable):

struct MyStruct
{
    /* etc...*/
};

MyStruct array[10];     //an array of 10

Or the heap:

MyStruct* array = malloc(10 * sizeof(MyStruct));

[Spenca]

thanx 4the help weaknessforcats but I'm stil not clear or not sure if i asked the ques properly but ere it is. Create&populate an array of records. Store records into file. Records should include;ID,Fnam e,Lname,DOB,Add ress,tele.

[jkmyoung]

How do you want to store the records:
As a comma delimited file? (.csv)
As XML?
As binary?
Other?

[weaknessforcats]

Presumably you would use a struct for your data variables. Then create an array of this struct.

You will need to format your output file in such a way so that you can read the data back. You can never read data back unless you already know how it was written.

[Spenca]

I'm doing it on a stack and as binary.

[weaknessforcats]

Let's see your code so far.