Why is my loop not working?

Why is my loop not working? Can you please help me fix it?

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  #include <iostream> 

using namespace std; 
  
const int JANUARY   = 1; 
const int FEBRUARY  = 2; 
const int MARCH     = 3; 
const int APRIL     = 4; 
const int MAY       = 5; 
const int JUNE      = 6; 
const int JULY      = 7; 
const int AUGUST    = 8; 
const int SEPTEMBER = 9; 
const int OCTOBER   = 10; 
const int NOVEMBER  = 11; 
const int DECEMBER  = 12; 

// Returns true if the given year is a leap year
bool is_leap_year(int year); 
// Returns a value computed from the century of the year
int get_century_value(int year); 
// Returns a value computed based on the years since the beginning of the century.
int get_year_value(int year);
// Returns a value (from a table) for the given month  
int get_month_value(int month, int year);  

int main() 

{  
 
int month =0;
int day = 0; 
int year = 0;
int day_of_week = 0; 
int days_in_month = 0;
bool dates_invalid=true;

do
{
cout << endl;	
cout << " Please enter a month: "; 
cin >> month; 
cout << endl;
cout << " Please enter a day: "; 
cin >> day;
cout << endl;
cout << " Please enter a year: "; 
cin >> year;

//check for leap year
if(month == 9 || month == 4 || month == 6  || month == 11)
	{
		days_in_month = 30;

	}
	else if(month == 2)
	{ 
		if( (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 400 == 0))
		{
			days_in_month = 29;
		}
		else
		{
			days_in_month = 28;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		days_in_month = 31;
	}


	if( month < 1 || month > 12 || day <= 0 || day > days_in_month)
	{
		cout << endl;
		cout << "You have entered an invalid date. Please try again." << endl;
		dates_invalid=false;
		cout << endl;
	}

else 

	dates_invalid = true;
}
    while (dates_invalid=false);
	

// Compute the day of the week
day_of_week = day + get_month_value(month, year) + get_year_value(year) + get_century_value(year);    
    
day_of_week = day_of_week % 7; 
 
cout << "\n The date " << month << "/" << day << "/" << year 
     << " is a ";  

    if (day_of_week == 0) 
    { 
		cout << "Sunday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 1) 
    { 
		cout << "Monday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 2) 
    { 
		cout << "Tuesday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 3) 
    { 
		cout << "Wednesday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 4) 
    { 
		cout << "Thursday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 5) 
    { 
		cout << "Friday."; 
    }  
    else if (day_of_week == 6) 
    { 
		cout << "Saturday."; 
    }  
    cout << endl; 
    return 0; 
}

// Prompts the user to input a month, day and year 
void get_input(int month, int day, int year) 

{  
	cout << endl;
	cout << " Please enter a month: "; 
    cin >> month; 
    cout << endl;
    cout << " Please enter a day: "; 
    cin >> day;
    cout << endl;
    cout << " Please enter a year: "; 
	cout << endl;
    cin >> year;
}

// Returns true if the given year is a leap year 

bool is_leap_year(int year) 

{  
    return (((year % 400) == 0) ||(((year % 4) == 0) 
	&& ((year % 100) != 0))); 

} 

// Returns a value computed from the century of the year 

int get_century_value(int year) 

{  
    int century;
	int remainder; 
    century = year/100;  
    remainder = (century % 4); 
    return ((3 - remainder) * 2); 
}

// Returns a value computed based on the years since 
// the beginning of the century. 
int get_year_value(int year) 

{  
    int sinceCentury;  
    sinceCentury = year % 100;  
    return (sinceCentury + (sinceCentury/4)); 
} 

// Returns a value (from a table) for the given month 

int get_month_value(int month, int year) 
{  
    int result;  
    if (month == JANUARY) 
    { 
		if (is_leap_year(year))  
        { 
    		result = 6; 
        } 
        else 
		{ 
    		result = 0; 
		} 
	}
    if (month == FEBRUARY) 
	{ 
		if (is_leap_year(year))  
        { 
    		result = 2; 
        } 
        else 
		{ 
    		result = 3; 
		} 

	}
    else if (month == MARCH) 

    	{ 
			result = 3; 
    	}  

    else if (month == APRIL) 

    { 
		result = 6; 
    }  

    else if (month == MAY) 

    { 
		result = 1; 
    }  

    else if (month == JUNE) 

    { 
		result = 4; 
    }  

    else if (month == JULY) 

    { 
		result = 6; 
    }  

    else if (month == AUGUST) 

    { 
		result = 2; 
    }  

    else if (month == SEPTEMBER) 

    { 
		result = 5; 
    }  

    else if (month == OCTOBER) 

    { 
		result = 0;
    }  

    else if (month == NOVEMBER) 

    { 
		result = 3; 
    }  

    else if (month == DECEMBER) 

    { 
		result = 5; 
    } 
  
    return result; 
	
}
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while (dates_invalid=false);


You are not checking anything here, so your loop will never end.

One equals sign is assignment.

Two equals sign is comparison.


You need to change this to

 
while (dates_invalid==false);
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