#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define MAXSTR 17

void funcinput(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ]);
void funcsort(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ]);
void funcoutput(int numstr, char *strptr[ ], char[ ]);
FILE *inptr, *outptr;
    
int main()
{

    char *strptr[MAXSTR];
    int numstr;
    
    scanf("%c", &numstr );
    if (numstr > MAXSTR)
        numstr = MAXSTR;    

    funcinput(numstr, strptr);
    funcoutput(numstr,strptr, "UNSORTED STRING");
    funcsort(numstr, strptr);
    funcoutput(numstr, strptr, "SORTED STRING");
    
    
    
    return 0;
}

/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*         funinput:  input character strings into dynamic string and store   */
/*                    the addresses in a character pointer array              */
/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*   Output Parameters:                                                       */
/*     *strptr1[NUMSTR]           character pointer array                     */
/*                                                                            */
/*   Input Variables:                                                         */
/*     strname1[STRLNG]           character string buffer                     */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/
void funcinput(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ])
{
     int const STRLNG = 80;
     int i;
     char strname[STRLNG];
    
     FILE *inptr;
    
     inptr = fopen("sortin.dat", "r");
     fscanf(inptr, "%c",&i);
     for(i = 0; i < numstr; i++)
     {
           fgets(strname , STRLNG, inptr);
           strptr1[i] = (char *)malloc(strlen(strname));
           strcpy(strptr1[i], strname);
           }
           fclose(inptr);
          
           return;
           }
          
/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*         funcsort:                sort the character strings                */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*   Input Parameters:                                                        */
/*     strptr1[ ]                  unsorted character string array pointers   */
/*                                                                            */
/*   Computed Variables:                                                      */
/*     none                                                                   */
/*                                                                            */
/*   Retruned Parameters:                                                     */
/*     strptr1[ ]                 sorted character string array pointers      */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/
void funcsort(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ])
{
     int i, j;
     char *strtemp;
    
     for(i = 0; i < numstr - 1; i++)
     {
           for (j = i + 1; j < numstr; j++)
           {
               if(strcmp(strptr1[i], strptr1[j]) > 0)
               {
                   strtemp = strptr1[i];
                   strptr1[i] = strptr1[j];
                   strptr1[j] = strtemp;
                   }
                   }
                   }
     return;
}

/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*       funcoutput:  Output the character strings                            */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/
/*                                                                            */
/*   Input Parameters:                                                        */
/*     strptr1[ ]                   character string arrays                   */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/*                                                                            */
/******************************************************************************/
void funcoutput(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ], char title[ ])
{
     FILE *outptr;
     int i;
    
     outptr = fopen("sortout.dat", "w");
    
     fputs(title, outptr);
    
     for(i = 0; i < numstr; i++)
     {
           fputs(strptr1[i], outptr);
           fprintf(outptr,"%c");
           }
           return;
           }

int funcinput(char *strptr1[ ])
{
    int const STRLNG = 80;
    int i = 0;
    char strname[STRLNG];

    FILE *inptr;

    inptr = fopen("sortin.dat", "r");

    //fscanf(inptr, "%c",&i);
    while(!feof(inptr))
    {
        if(fgets(strname , STRLNG, inptr) != NULL)
        {
            strptr1[i] = (char *)malloc(strlen(strname));
            strcpy(strptr1[i], strname);
            i++;
        }
        
    }
    fclose(inptr);

    return i;
}

void funcoutput(int numstr, char *strptr1[ ], char title[ ])
{
    FILE *outptr;
    int i;
    

    outptr = fopen("sortout.dat", "a");

    fputs(title, outptr);

    for(i = 0; i < numstr; i++)
    {
        fputs(strptr1[i], outptr);
        //fprintf(outptr,"%c");
    }

    fclose(outptr);
    return;
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    char *strptr[MAXSTR];
    int numstr = 0;


    // Truncate output file
    FILE *outptr = fopen("sortout.dat", "w");
    fclose(outptr);

    numstr = funcinput(strptr);
    funcoutput(numstr,strptr, "UNSORTED STRING\n");
    funcsort(numstr, strptr);
    funcoutput(numstr, strptr, "SORTED STRING\n");


    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

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