c - How to make a working read from file Function? -

int main() {     char a[100][100];     int = 0, k = 0;     file* file = fopen( "a:/input.txt", "r" );     if( file == null ){         perror( "error opening file !\n" );     } else {         while( ! feof( file )){             fscanf( file, "%d;%s\n", &i, a[i] );         }     }     for( ; k < i; ++k ){         printf( "%d -> %s\n", k, a[k] );     }     return 0; } 

i have working piece of code , tried implement function this:

int reader(char b[20], char *a[100][100], int *i){     int j = 0;     file* file = fopen(b, "r" );     if( file == null ){         perror( "error opening file !\n" );     } else {         while( ! feof( file )){             fscanf( file, "%d;%s\n", j, a[j] );         }     } *i = j; return 0;} 

and make call main:

char a[100][100]; int = 0; reader("type.txt", &a, &i); 

but when use function, code crash @ fscanf call. ideea how can make work or how can create function reads line line file , creates array in form: array[0] = firstline, array[1] = secondline, etc.

you did correctly in main() function variable i, when moved function forgot symbol. need pass address of j fscanf():

fscanf( file, "%d;%s\n", &j, a[j] );