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Medical Store Management System || C Code Projects for School students

 Reference: CCP_L01_A13_Medical Store Management System

🚀 Introduction

The Medical Store Management System is a simple C programming project designed for school students (ages 8-16) as an academic project. It helps manage medicine inventory, generate invoices, and handle billing, making it an ideal beginner-level system using file-based storage in C.

This system is a console-based program that follows a modular approach and includes basic CRUD operations to manage medicines.


📌 Features of the Medical Store Management System

Inventory Management – Add, display, update, and remove medicines
 
Billing System – Generate invoices for customers
 
Stock Management – Keep track of medicine availability
 
File-Based Storage – Uses inventory.dat to store data permanently
 
User-Friendly Menu – Simple menu-driven interface for easy interaction

This project adheres to basic C programming guidelines, using Code::Blocks IDE with MinGW C Compiler for compilation and execution.


💻 Implementation Overview

📜 1. Project Structure

The system follows a single-file design (medical_store.c) with separate functions handling:

     addMedicine() – Add new medicines

     displayMedicines() – Show all medicines

     updateStock() – Update quantity

     removeMedicine() – Remove expired/out-of-stock medicines

     generateInvoice() – Create a bill for the customer

📂 2. Data Storage (File Handling)

All medicines are stored in a binary file (inventory.dat), ensuring data is saved permanently.

Each medicine entry is stored using the following structure:

struct Medicine {

    int id;

    char name[50];

    float price;

    int quantity;

    char expiry_date[15];

};

 

Data is loaded and updated dynamically, making the system efficient and persistent.


📥 How to Run the Project in Code::Blocks

1️⃣ Prerequisites

     Install Code::Blocks IDE with MinGW C Compiler

     Download the C source code (medical_store.c)

2️⃣ Steps to Compile & Run

1️⃣ Open Code::Blocks IDE
 2️⃣ Click File → New → Empty File and save as medical_store.c
 3️⃣ Copy-paste the C code into the file
 4️⃣ Click
Build → Build and Run (or press F9)


🛠 How to Use the System

Once the program runs, you will see this menu:

Medical Store Management System

1. Add Medicine

2. Display Medicines

3. Update Stock

4. Remove Medicine

5. Generate Invoice

6. Exit

Enter your choice:

 

👨‍💻 Example Actions:

     Add Medicine: Enter medicine details (ID, Name, Price, Quantity, Expiry Date)

     View Stock: See all available medicines

     Update Stock: Change quantity for a specific medicine

     Generate Invoice: Select a medicine, enter quantity, and get total price


📊 Enhancements & Additional Features

🔹 Search & Sort Medicines – Quickly find medicines by name or ID
 ðŸ”¹ Data Validation – Prevent negative stock values, incorrect dates
 ðŸ”¹ Error Handling – Handle invalid inputs & file access errors
 ðŸ”¹ Expiry Alerts – Notify about soon-to-expire medicines
 ðŸ”¹ Graphical Report (Optional) – Show sales data using ASCII charts


🎯 Conclusion

The Medical Store Management System in C is a perfect beginner project that teaches file handling, structured programming, and system design. It is an ideal academic project for students learning basic C programming.

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