How to transform a table into text file in file operation? - c

Question

I'm new to file operation and I want to insert data from this table into a text file. How can I do it?
Let's say if my table is in below:
Deal & Promotion
Option
Detail
Card Price (include initial store value)
Reload
Total Payment
My30
-
30 days
-
30
30
MyCity
1 day
Reload
-
5
5
MyCity
1 day
First time
10
5
15
MyCity
3 days
Reload
-
15
15
MyCity
3 days
First time
10
15
25
Concession Card
Student
Fare discount 50%
15
(user define values)
Minimum reload: 15(user define values)
Concession Card
Senior Citizen
Fare discount 50%
15
(user define values)
Minimum reload: 15(user define values)
Concession Card
Disability
Fare discount 50%
15
(user define values)
Minimum reload: 15(user define values)
Let say if I want to transform all of them to a text file like this:
FILE *input;
input = fopen("pricelist.txt","w");
fprintf(input,"My30 30Days FirstTime&Reload 30.00\nMyCity 1Day Reload 5.00\nMyCity 1Day FirstTime 15.00\nMyCity 3Days Reload 15.00\nMyCity 3Days FirstTime 25.00\nConcessionCard Student Benefit50%% >=15.00\nConcessionCard SeniorCitizen Benefit50%% >=15.00\nConcessionCard OKU Benefit50%% >=15.00");
fclose(input);
The example text file that I have build is like this:
I cannot enter spacing for 2 words so I stick them together. Is there any other way to insert those data similar to the table above?
After transforming all the data into the text file how can I call or passing these data or values in my coding later on?

Answer 1

You can create a serialization and deserialization method in your program so that when you write or read the text file, it will keep the table format.
Serialization: You will write the file, in a specific order, using separators in the middle of the values.
Deserialization: You will read the file, detecting the separators dinamically, and assigning the values, in the same order you wrote them, to a matrix.