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 3patients, and the clinic I want to read and store it to thestructure objects, so this is how it is:
#include<stdio.h>
struct doctors
{
       char firstname[20];
        char lastname[20];
        int operationid;
};
struct patients
{
        char firstname[20];
        char lastname[20];
    int chosendocid;
};
struct clinic
{
char clinicname[25];
      struct doctors *ptr[2];  //an array of pointers to objects of the doctor structure
      struct patients *pat[3]   //an array of pointers to objects of the patient structure
                                          //I can only use this array of pointers.
};
void recursivealloc_mem(FILE *notefile, struct patients, intrec);
int main(void)
{
        FILE *notefile;
        struct clinichosp;   //I can only declare this two localvaluables,
      

        int rec=2;

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

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));
      for(index=0;index<2;index++)
       {
          fscanf(notefile, "%s %s %d ",xhosp->doc[i]->firstname,xhosp->doc[i]->lastname,    xhosp->doc[i]->id);

      printf("%s, %s,%d ",xhosp->doc[i]->firstname,xhosp->doc[i]->lastname, xhosp->doc[i]->id);
}
}



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

I am trying to let the program read and store it by allocatingmemory recursively, that's the one it's giving me problems becauseI don't understand array of pointers to structures very well.Please I can only declare the structure objects like it is. Soplease how can 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);
        }
            recursiveallocdoc2_mem(notefile,doc_list,0);  

recursiveallocdoc1_mem(notefile,pat_list,0);             

recursivealloc_mem(notefile,hosp, 0);
        fclose(notefile);

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

}

void recursiveallocdoc2_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);
      
               }
}

voidrecursiveallocdoc1_mem(FILE *notefile, struct patients**xhosp, intrec)
{
                               char str[20];  
                struct patients*hosp;              
               if(rec < 2){
               hosp = (struct patients*)malloc(sizeof( struct patients));
               fgets((hosp)->firstname,20,notefile);
               fgets((hosp)->lastname,20,notefile);
               fgets(str,20,notefile);
               hosp-> chosendocid = atoi(str);
               *xhosp = hosp;
             
               recursiveallocdoc_mem(notefile,xhosp+1,rec+1);
      
               }
}

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