#include <stdlib.h>
#include <strings.h>

typedef struct DESC_STRUCT
  {
    char desc[60];
    char date[13];
    long incident_no;
    char user[9];
    int status;
  } desc_struct;

#define NRECS 1000

desc_struct desc_array[NRECS]; 

static void show_array(int kount)
{
  int i = 0;
  while (i < kount)
    {
      (void) printf("'%s' '%s' %5ld\n",desc_array[i].desc,desc_array[i].date,
                    desc_array[i].incident_no);
      ++i;
    }
  return;
} /* show_array */

static int compare_desc_structs(const void *a, const void *b)
{
  desc_struct *pa = (desc_struct *) a, *pb = (desc_struct *) b;
  int diff = 0;
  long ldiff = 0L;

  ldiff = strcmp(pa->date,pb->date);
  if (ldiff == 0L)
    {
      ldiff = pa->incident_no - pb->incident_no; 
    }
  if (ldiff != 0L) diff = (ldiff < 0L) ? -1 : 1;
  return(diff);
} /* compare_desc_structs */


#define STOP 200

static int load_array()
{
  int i = 0;
  desc_struct *p = NULL;

  while (i < STOP)
    {
      p = &(desc_array[i]);
      (void) sprintf(p->desc,"Test Description %05d",i + 1);
      (void) sprintf(p->date,"020131%02d%02d00",i / 60,i % 60);
      p->incident_no = (long) 1000 + i;
      (void) sprintf(p->user,"mmouse");
      p->status = i % 10;
      ++i;
    } /* while */
  return(i);
} /* load_array */

int main()
{
  int cc = 0,count = 0;

  count = load_array();
  cc = (count > 0) ? 0 : 255;
  (void) printf("BEFORE\n");
  show_array(count);
  qsort((void *) desc_array,(size_t) count,sizeof(desc_struct),
        compare_desc_structs);
  (void) printf("AFTER\n");
  show_array(count);
  return(cc); 
} /* main */