alphabetical sorting algorithm errors

[gelatine]

i need a program that sorts an array in alphabetical order (A->Z). i have made some code that should be working i believe but it doesn't work. can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong ?

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <time.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
	clock_t start, end;
	start = clock();
	int sum=0;
	const char * names[]={"MARY","PATRICIA","LINDA","BARBARA","ELIZABETH",
"JENNIFER","MARIA","SUSAN","MARGARET","DOROTHY","LISA",
"NANCY","KAREN","BETTY","HELEN","SANDRA","DONNA",
"CAROL","RUTH","SHARON","MICHELLE"};
        const int length=sizeof(names) / sizeof(*names);
	cout<<length<<endl;
	int values[length];
	string names2[length];
	int count=0;
	int count2=0;
	int count3=0;
	int lowest=0;
	int lowest2[length];
	for (int i=count;i<length;i++) {
		bool cont=true;
		for (int j=0;j<length;j++) {
			if (lowest2[j]==i) {
				cont=false;
				break;
			}
		}
		cout<<cont;
		if (cont) {
		if (strcmp(names[i],names[lowest])>0) {
			lowest=lowest;
		} else {
			lowest=i;
		}
		}
		if (i==length-1) {
			lowest2[count3]=lowest;
			count3++;
			names2[count2]=names[lowest];
			count2++;
			count++;
			i=count;
		}
		
	}
	for (int j=0;j<20;j++) {
	std::cout<<names2[j]<<std::endl;
	}
	end = clock();
	printf("\nTook %f seconds\n", (double)(end-start)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

this algorithm is based on finding the lowest value (so for example AARON) store it in the first spot of names2[] and then find the lowest value again etc.. but if it sees AARON again it should skip it because it is already stored. (thats the use of bool cont)

[kbw]

What sort algorithm are you using?

You're using variables before initialising them. Surely your compiler warned you about this, right?

[gelatine]

selection sort
and i am not using any variables before initializing

[R0mai]

What about lowest2?

[gelatine]

ok true lol.
i did a total rework on my code and now i have an error while it is running. i don't see what is going wrong.
here is my new code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <time.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
	clock_t start, end;
	start = clock();
	int sum=0;
	const char * names[]={"MARY","PATRICIA","LINDA","BARBARA","ELIZABETH",
"JENNIFER","MARIA","SUSAN","MARGARET","DOROTHY","LISA",
"NANCY","KAREN","BETTY","HELEN","SANDRA","DONNA",
"CAROL","RUTH","SHARON","MICHELLE"};
const int length=sizeof(names) / sizeof(*names);
	cout<<length<<endl;
	int count=0;
	int count2=0;
	int count3=0;
	int lowest=0;
	for (int i=count;i<length;i++) {
		cout<<i<<endl;
		if (strcmp(names[i],names[lowest])>0) {
			lowest=lowest;
		} else {
			lowest=i;
		}
		if (i==length-1) {
			const char * temp=names[count2];
			names[count2]=names[lowest];
			names[lowest]=temp;
			count2++;
                        count3++;
			lowest=count3;//problem was here
			count++;
			i=count;
		}
		
	}
	for (int j=0;j<20;j++) {
	std::cout<<names[j]<<std::endl;
	}
	end= clock();
	printf("\nTook %f seconds\n", (double)(end-start)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

EDIT: never mind i changed the code above and it works.