How can I initialize array of structs to global in c?

Question

I want to make struct global I tried something but I got an error.

struct data{
    int barcode;
    char product_name[50];
    char category[50];
    float price;
};

void printer(){
    struct data *data1=(struct data*)malloc(sizeof(struct data));
}

int main()
{
    struct data *data1=(struct data*)malloc(sizeof(struct data));
    return 0;
}

"error:initializer element is not constant"

struct data{
    int barcode;
    char product_name[50];
    char category[50];
    float price;
};
struct data *data1=(struct data*)malloc(sizeof(struct data));

Answer 1

You can't call malloc outside a function context. If you want a single structure, declare it as a global variable. If you want multiple structures, make an array.

struct data data1;
struct data dataN[12];