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how to close the program after 3 tries

giorgiomder (1)
I am new to programming with c++ and for this current project I need help
I need to create a loop that will close the project after 3 tries
so basically if it doesn't find a match after three tries it needs to shut down but the problem is i don't even know where to start
your help is greatly appreciated 
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  #include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

// the struct keyword defines a structure type
// it is a way of storing many different values
// in variables of potentially different types
// under the same name

struct RCRD
{
	string userID;
	string Password;
	int pin;
}; // remember ';' here

const int MX = 50;
typedef RCRD ARR[MX];

void Greeting();
void PrintInfo(const ARR ListIN, const int SIZE);
int GetInfo(ARR ListIN);
bool FindInfo(const RCRD Target, const ARR ListIN, const int SIZE);
bool TryAgain(void);

int main()
{
	Greeting();

	RCRD OneUser;
	ARR List;// array of 50 'Record's
    int NumRecords;
    bool search;

	PrintInfo(&OneUser, 1);

        NumRecords = GetInfo(List);

		 if(NumRecords != -1)
		{
			
			cout << "Number of Records: "
                        << NumRecords << endl << endl;
				
                PrintInfo(List, NumRecords);

				cout << "Enter the userId:" << endl;
				cin >> OneUser.userID ;
				cout << "Enter the Password:" << endl;
				cin >> OneUser.Password ;
				cout << "Enter the pin" << endl;
				cin >> OneUser.pin ;
				
				search = FindInfo(OneUser, List, NumRecords);

				
                if(search)
                        cout << "Record Found" << endl;
                else
                        cout << "No Record Found " << endl;
						cout << "Try Again? " << endl;
        }
        
                
        return 0;
}

void Greeting()
{
        // Displays the login Menu Welcome Message
        cout << "\t\tWelcome to MyGreatWebSite.com\n\n"
                 << "*=====================================*\n"
                 << " Please Enter the Following\n"
                 << endl
                 << " userID: NO BLANKS PERMITTED\n"
                 << endl
                 << " password: NO BLANKS PERMITTED\n"
                 << endl
                 << " PIN: 4 DIGITS\n"
                 << "*=====================================*\n";

}


void PrintInfo(const ARR ListIN, const int SIZE)
{
        cout << left;
        cout << setw(15) << "userID";
        cout << setw(15) << "password";
        cout << setw(5)  << "pin" << endl;

        for(int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
        {
			cout << setw(15) << ListIN[i].userID
				<< setw(15) << ListIN[i].Password
                << setw(5) << ListIN[i].pin << endl;
        }
        
        cout << endl;
        cout << right;
}

int GetInfo(ARR ListIN)
{
        int counter;
		int NumOfItems;
        ifstream inFile;
        string FileName;
        FileName = "users.txt.";
        inFile.open(FileName.c_str());

        counter = 0;
        if(inFile)
        {
                inFile >> NumOfItems;
			
			while(!inFile.eof() && counter < MX)
                {
					inFile >> ListIN[counter].userID
						>> ListIN[counter].Password
                        >> ListIN[counter].pin;
                        counter++;
                }
                inFile.clear();
                inFile.close();
        }
        else
        {
                cout << "Cannot Open the file" << endl;
                counter = -1;
        }
        return counter;
}

bool FindInfo(const RCRD Target, const ARR ListIN, const int SIZE)
{
        int i;
        bool Match;

        Match = false;
        i = 0;
        while(i < SIZE && !Match)
        {
			if(ListIN[i].userID == Target.userID &&
				ListIN[i].Password == Target.Password &&
				ListIN[i].pin == Target.pin)
                        Match = true;

                else 
                        i++;
        }
        return Match;
}
codewalker (394)
You already know how to use while loop, initialize a variable say tries to number_of_tries (in this case 3) then run a while loop while tries is greater than zero. Put the lines from 50 to 64 in this while.

Then modify the else block (at lines 62-64) add code to reduce the number of tries here.
AbstractionAnon (6954)
Lines 50-64 you need a loop so that the user can be prompted multiple times. If you find the record you need to exit the loop. If you don't find the record, bump a counter and exit the loop when the counter gets to 3.
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