title: How do you read from a file into an array of struct?
body: <p>I'm currently working on an assignment and this have had me stuck for hours. Can someone please help me point out why this isn't working for me?</p>
  
  <pre><code>
  struct book
  {
    char title[25];
    char author[50];
    char subject[20];
    int callNumber;
    char publisher[250];
    char publishDate[11];
    char location[20];
    char status[11];
    char type[12];
    int circulationPeriod;
    int costOfBook;
  }; 
  
  void PrintBookList(struct book **bookList)
  {
    int i;
    for(i = 0; i &lt; sizeof(bookList); i++)
    {
      struct book newBook = *bookList[i];
      printf("%s;%s;%s;%d;%s;%s;%s;%s;%s;%d;%d\n",newBook.title, newBook.author, newBook.subject, 
          newBook.callNumber,newBook.publisher, newBook.publishDate, newBook.location, newBook.status, 
          newBook.type,newBook.circulationPeriod, newBook.costOfBook);
  
    }
  }
  
  void GetBookList(struct book** bookList)
  {
    FILE* file = fopen("book.txt", "r");
    struct book newBook[1024];
    int i = 0;
  
    while(fscanf(file, "%s;%s;%s;%d;%s;%s;%s;%s;%s;%d;%d",
          &newBook[i].title, &newBook[i].author, &newBook[i].subject, 
          &newBook[i].callNumber,&newBook[i].publisher, &newBook[i].publishDate, 
          &newBook[i].location, &newBook[i].status,
          &newBook[i].type,&newBook[i].circulationPeriod, &newBook[i].costOfBook) != EOF)
    {
      bookList[i] = &newBook[i];
      i++;
    }
  
    /*while(fscanf(file, "%s;%s;%s;%d;%s;%s;%s;%s;%s;%d;%d",
      &bookList[i].title, &bookList[i].author, &bookList[i].subject,
      &bookList[i].callNumber, &bookList[i].publisher, &bookList[i].publishDate,
      &bookList[i].location, &bookList[i].status, &bookList[i].type,
      &bookList[i].circulationPeriod, &bookList[i].costOfBook) != EOF)
    {
      i++;
    }*/
  
    PrintBookList(bookList);
  
    fclose(file);
  }
  
  int main()
  {
    struct book *bookList[1024];
    GetBookList(bookList);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get no errors or warnings on compile</p>
  
  <p>it should print the content of the file, just like it is in the file.
  Like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>OperatingSystems Internals and Design principles;William.S;IT;741012759;Upper Saddle River;2009;QA7676063;Available;circulation;3;11200
  Communication skills handbook;Summers.J;Accounting;771239216;Milton;2010;BF637C451;Available;circulation;3;7900
  Business marketing management:B2B;Hutt.D;Management;741912319;Mason;2010;HF5415131;Available;circulation;3;1053
  Patient education rehabilitation;Dreeben.O;Education;745121511;Sudbury;2010;CF5671A98;Available;reference;0;6895  
  Tomorrow's technology and you;Beekman.G;Science;764102174;Upper Saddle River;2009;QA76B41;Out;reserved;1;7825  
  Property &amp; security: selected essay;Cathy.S;Law;750131231;Rozelle;2010;D4A3C56;Available;reference;0;20075  
  Introducing communication theory;Richard.W;IT;714789013;McGraw-Hill;2010;Q360W47;Available;circulation;3;12150  
  Maths for computing and information technology;Giannasi.F;Mathematics;729890537;Longman;Scientific;1995;QA769M35G;Available;reference;0;13500  
  Labor economics;George.J;Economics;715784761;McGraw-Hill;2010;HD4901B67;Available;circulation;3;7585  
  Human physiology:from cells to systems;Sherwood.L;Physiology;707558936;Cengage Learning;2010;QP345S32;Out;circulation;3;11135  
  bobs;thomas;IT;701000000;UC;1006;QA7548;Available;Circulation;7;5050
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but when I run it, it outputs this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>OperatingSystems;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  Internals;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  and;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  Design;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  principles;William.S;IT;741012759;Upper;41012759;Upper;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  Saddle;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  River;2009;QA7676063;Available;circulation;3;11200;lable;circulation;3;11200;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  Communication;;;0;;;;;;0;0  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance, you're a life saver</p>