C Programming: Linear Search with Struct -

how do linear search struct?

we given

typedef struct {     int month;     int day;     int year; } date;  typedef struct {     int hour;     int minute; } time;  typedef struct {     char name[size];     char bloodtype[bloodtypesize]; } patient; 

we given input file names , blood type:

joe_smith a- 12/13/2010 10:45 anabell_brown o+ 10/10/2012 13:10 regina_white a- 1/13/2008 19:29 

1 a-

basically have linear search through names , blood types , see matches a- based on added first list

i trying figure out how linear search based on names space , blood type, space, , time. hints help! simple question has been years since had code in c. thanks!

do have more requirements? said "we given" set of typedef declarations , input. fro you've said, have load data arrays of appropriate type, search arrays.

given above typedefs, date[50] declare array of 50 date structures, filled input (date.month = month; date.year = year; date.day = day;) , on remaining data. linear search like

int = 0; while ( < numberofrecords ) {     if ( patient[i].bloodtype == "a-" ) {      // found match    } }