C Program Part A Use Any Website And Provide Number Of Dents

C Program part Ause Any Web Site And Provide Number Of Dentists Using

C program part Ause any web site and provide number of dentists using the following format: area codes included: for each area code get 4 doctors to include the following data: license number up to 5 digits name (last, first), specialties (general, surgeon), distance. Write a menu to allow the user to search for:

Enter 1 to search by area code

Enter 2 to search by distance

Enter 3 to search by specialty

Store data in a text file called “indata.txt”

Store the result in a text file “outfile.txt”

Read data from text file

Write a function to search by area code, when the user enters the area code, such as 909, all dentists with area code 909 will come up (all data).

Write another function to search by distance (display all the data and the smallest distance with data belonging to the smallest distance).

Write a search function to look for dentists with a specific specialty (if the user searches for surgeon), all dentists with that specialty and their data including license number, names, distance show up.

Write a final function to search by license number.

Write a function to display the results.

Use binary search as a backbone search function.

Paper For Above instruction

C Program part Ause Any Web Site And Provide Number Of Dentists Using

Analysis and Implementation of a Dentist Search Program in C

The goal of this project is to develop a C program that utilizes external web data sources to gather information about dentists in various areas and provides functionalities for searching and displaying the data based on user input. The program will read dentist data from a text file, store it efficiently, and provide search capabilities by area code, distance, specialty, and license number using binary search algorithms to optimize retrieval times. This paper discusses the necessary design, implementation, and testing considerations for creating such a program.

Introduction

In modern healthcare management, quick and accurate access to practitioner information is essential. A desktop application that reads data from external sources and provides flexible search options can significantly enhance user experience for patients or administrative staff seeking dental services. This project exemplifies such an application, focusing on dentists' data, encapsulating attributes like license number, personal names, specialties, and distances from a reference point.

Design and Data Storage

The data is stored in a text file ("indata.txt") with each dentist's record comprising license number, last and first names, specialty, and distance. To facilitate efficient searching, the data will be read into an array of structures, with sorting applied as necessary (particularly for binary search). Each record might look like:

12345, Smith, John, General, 12.5


54321, Doe, Jane, Surgeon, 8.3

The program will offer a menu-driven interface, allowing users to select search operations according to their needs.

Search Functionalities and Implementation

Search by Area Code

The search function will parse the license number to extract the area code (assuming area code is embedded within or associated with license number if applicable). Since license numbers may vary, an alternative approach is to deduce area codes from phone numbers or other fields if available. For this example, assuming that the first three digits of license number represent the area code, the program extracts these digits to filter matching dentists. The function performs a linear or binary search depending on data sorting, and displays all matching dentists.

Search by Distance

This function displays all dentists, identified via their distance values, and highlights the one with the minimal distance. Efficiently, if data is sorted by distance, binary search can be employed to find the smallest distance efficiently. Otherwise, a linear scan can identify the minimum.

Search by Specialty

The user specifies a specialty (e.g., surgeon), and the function filters and displays all dentists with that specialty. To effectively implement binary search, the data should be sorted by specialty or have an index for quick filtering.

Search by License Number

A binary search will be implemented to locate the dentist with the specified license number, providing quick and precise retrieval.

Implementation Details

The program will utilize structures to store individual dentist records, functions to read data from "indata.txt", write to "outfile.txt", and perform the search operations with clear outputs. Edge cases, such as no matches found, will be handled gracefully. The binary search function will serve as the core retrieval method for license number searching, and optionally for sorted datasets.

Conclusion

This program exemplifies data management, file handling, and search algorithms in C. Through modular functions and a user-friendly menu, it aims to provide an efficient tool for accessing dentist data. Future improvements can include dynamic data loading, database integration, and GUI interfaces.

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