typedef struct { int hi; int mon; char[35] dat; } S;

S s;
S arr[22];
int f;

// write
f = open(/* I forget the args*/);

  // one
if(sizeof(s) != write(f, &s, sizeof(s))) Error();
  // many
if(sizeof(arr) != write(f, arr, sizeof(arr))) Error();

close(f);

// read
f = open(/* I forget the args*/);

  // one
if(sizeof(s) != read(f, &s, sizeof(s))) Error();
  // many
if(sizeof(arr) != read(f, arr, sizeof(arr))) Error();

close(f);