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Akigou (10)
My program is supposed to look through a library database by Author's last name,
but what I have gives out no output every time I enter an author's name what am I doing wrong?

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 void list_by_name (Entry inventory[], int no_entries)
{
    const int FIELD_DESCRIPTOR = 25;
    const int FIELD_VALUE = 20;
    char Search[][13] = {""};

       int n;
       cout << "Enter Author's Last name: ";
       cin >> Search[MAX_AUTHOR_NAME];

        for (n = 0; n > 13; n++)
            if(strncmp (Search[n],inventory[n].author_name, 9) ==  0)
        {
       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Author's Last Name"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].author_name << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) <<  "Autho's initial"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].author_initial << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Inventory Number"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].inventory_number << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Location"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].location << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Book Title"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].title << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Comment"
       << right << setw(FIELD_VALUE)<< inventory[n].comment << EOLN;

       cout << left << setw(FIELD_DESCRIPTOR) << "Quantity"
} 
else if(strncmp (Search[n],inventory[n].author_name, 9) ==  0);
{
cout << endl; 
}
return;
keskiverto (10402)
Please explain lines 5 and 9.
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