Can't Figure out where my loops are going wrong

[KAt in ThA hAt]

I am trying to use the selection sort method to sort a 2d array of names. The program runs but seems to be stuck in a loop somewhere. If anyone could help tell me where the loop is stuck?

int main()
{
	const int NUM_NAMES = 20, SIZE = 17;
	char names[NUM_NAMES][SIZE] = { "Collins, Bill", "Smith, Bart", "Allen, Jim",
									"Griffin, Jim", "Stamey, Marty", "Rose, Geri",
									"Taylor, Terri", "Johnson Jill", "Allison, Jeff",
									"Looney, Joe", "Wolfe, Bill", "James, Jean",
									"Weaver, Jim", "Pore, Bob", "Rutherford, Greg",
									"Javens, Renee", "Harrison, Rose", "Setzer, Cathy",
									"Pike, Gordon", "Holland, Beth" };
	int startScan, minIndex;
	char minValue[SIZE];
	for(startScan = 0; startScan = (NUM_NAMES - 1); startScan++)
	{
		minIndex = startScan;
		for(int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
			minValue[i] = names[startScan][i];
		for(int index = startScan + 1; index < NUM_NAMES; index++)
		{
			if(names[index][0] < minValue[0])
			{
				for(int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
					minValue[i] = names[startScan][i];
				minIndex = index;
			}
		}
		for(int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
			names[minIndex][i] = names[startScan][i];
		for(int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
			names[startScan][i] = minValue[i];
		
	}
	for(int i = 0; i < NUM_NAMES; i++)
	{
		for(int j = 0; j < SIZE; j++)
			cout << names[i][j];
		cout << endl;
	}
	return 0;
}

[Danny Toledo]

Well, I seem to have problems with for statements, but I think the problem may be at line 13
for(startScan = 0; startScan = (NUM_NAMES - 1); startScan++), the startScan = (NUM_NAMES - 1) part I think. Here you have an assigment or initialization, it is supposed to be a condition, so
startScan == (NUM_NAMES - 1) for example *note*that might not be what it is supposed to be, it might be <, >, !=, <=, >= or something else, I'm not sure.

[hanst99]

Danny- the condition in the middle is the condition that must be true for the loop to continue, not to end. So, probably < or <=, depending on how NUM_NAMES is defined.

[Danny Toledo]

Okay, so that is likely the problem though, the fact that the person used a single = not a conditional operator?

[KAt in ThA hAt]

wow, i just missed the < instead of =. Thanks. My original purpose was to arrange the names in alphabetical order, but this isnt working. could you tell me what is wrong with the actual code?