I have made some adjustments now it seems to be running better its giving me the

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I have made some adjustments now it seems to be running better its giving me the last student but not the first student in its place is a smiley face. Please help I will rate you a 5 if your input helps.

int main()
{
ifstream inputFile;
int students;
int count;
char names[25];
char first[25];
char last[25];
inputFile.open("F:\LineUp.txt");

cout << "Enter in the number of students in the class: ";
cin >> students;
cin.ignore(25,' ');
while (students < 1 || students > 25)
{
   cout << "Enter in a number that is no less than 1 and no more than 25: ";
   cin >> students;
}
for (int count = 0; count <= students; count++)
{
    inputFile >> names;
    count++;

   if (students == 0)
   {
   strcpy(first, names);
   strcpy(last, names);
   }  
   if (strcmp(names,first) < 0)
   {
     strcpy(first, names);
   }
   if (strcmp(names,last) > 0)
   {
     strcpy(last, names);
   }
}
cout << "The first student is " << first << endl;
cout << "The last student is " << last << endl;
inputFile.close();
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

Explanation / Answer

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