This is c language and I have a file which I want to read it tothis array of poi

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This is c language and I have a file which I want to read it tothis array of pointers to structure. I have 2 doctors and 2patients I want to read it to the structure, so this is how itis:
#include<stdio.h>
struct doctors
{
       char firstname[20];
        char lastname[20];
        int operationid;
};
struct patients
{
        char firstname[20];
        char lastname[20];
    int chosendocid;
        struct doctors*ptr[3];
};     

void recursivealloc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct patients, intrec);
int main(void)
{
        FILE *notefile;
        struct patientshosp;
      

        int rec=3;

         notefile =fopen("file1.dat", "r");
        if(notefile == NULL)
        {
               printf("file1.dat file does not exist ");
               return(-1);
        }
            recursivealloc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct patients, int rec);
        fclose(notefile);
}

And the file I have is written:
void recursiveallocdoc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct clinic *xhosp,int rec)
{
        int index, xindex =1;
        if(xindex <= rec)
               recursiveallocdoc_mem(rec - 1);
               xhosp->doc[rec] = malloc(3 * sizeof( struct doctor));

}
And the file I have is written:
James
Warren
3542
Maud
Spearman
2267
Ike
Williams
2267
Caleb
Walker
3542

I am trying to let the program read and store it by allocate memoryrecursively, that's the one it's giving me problems because I don'tunderstand array of pointers to structures very well. So please howcan I recursively allocate memory for it?

Explanation / Answer

        intrec=3;

         notefile =fopen("file1.dat", "r");
        
        if(notefile == NULL)
        {
               printf("file1.dat file does not exist ");
               return(-1);
        }
            recursiveallocdoc_mem(notefile,doc_list,0);  
            recursivealloc_mem(notefile,hosp, 0);
        fclose(notefile);

for(i=0;i<2;i++)
{
               
               
               printf("Patient %d: Patient name:%s %s doctor = %s %s withoperationid=%d ",i+1,hosp[i]->firstname,hosp[i]->lastname,
hosp[i]->ptr->firstname,hosp[i]->ptr->lastname,hosp[i]->ptr->operationid);
}
        system("pause");   

}

void recursiveallocdoc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct doctors **xhosp,int rec)
{
                               char str[20];  
                struct doctors*hosp;              
               if(rec < 2){
               hosp = (struct doctors*)malloc(sizeof( struct doctors));
               fgets((hosp)->firstname,20,notefile);
               fgets((hosp)->lastname,20,notefile);
               fgets(str,20,notefile);
               hosp->operationid = atoi(str);
               *xhosp = hosp;
             
               recursiveallocdoc_mem(notefile,xhosp+1,rec+1);
      
               }
}

void recursivealloc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct patients **xhosp,int rec)
{
char str[20];
struct patients *hosp;
               inti;               
               if(rec < 2){
               hosp = (struct patients*)malloc(sizeof(structpatients));      
               fgets((hosp)->firstname,20,notefile);
               fgets((hosp)->lastname,20,notefile);
               fgets(str,20,notefile);
               hosp->chosendocid = atoi(str);
                      
               for(i=0;i<2;i++)
               if(doc_list[i]->operationid == (hosp)->chosendocid )
               (hosp)->ptr = doc_list[i];
               *xhosp = hosp;
               recursivealloc_mem(notefile,xhosp+1,rec+1);
               
               }
}

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