Not returning the correct string

Here I have a function that suppose search a stack and return the substring if found the match otherwise return Not exist. However, it somehow always return Not exist. I don't see why. Could someone please help me out? Thank you in advance.

Code:

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string stack_search(stack<string> column, string target, string taq)
          {
                string temp;
                string::size_type P_loca;
                string::size_type E_loca;
   
                while(!column.empty())
                {
                        temp=column.top();
                        column.pop();
                        if (temp.find(target)!=string::npos && temp.find(taq) != string::npos)
                        {
                              P_loca = temp.find("P");
                              E_loca = temp.find("E");                                   
                              return temp.substr(P_loca, E_loca-P_loca);
                        }
                        else
                        {return "Not exist";}
                         
                }
            }

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It return Not exist with this main

Code:

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int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    stack<string> A;
    A.push("Times22 P25 ELQ");
    A.push("Times22 P6 ETQ");
    A.push("Times3 P7 ELQ");
   
    cout << stack_search(A, "Times22","ETQ") <<endl;

   
    system("PAUSE");
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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Your else is inside the while, so if the first entry doesn't match, "Not exist" is returned immediately instead of continuing to the next entry.

You exit your loop prematurely. If your search fails on the first item, that else kicks in and your loop exits. You never get past the first item.
Move the "Not exist" to outside of the loop.

Edit: Beaten. X_X. Also, passing a stack of strings like that seems like a poor idea. You're copying all those strings each time. Is std::stack the right container for whatever you're using?

Thanks :)