Pig Latin converter using toupper - c++

Question

I'm having trouble converting using toupper on the first character in my string.
I used tolower(first[0]) to turn the first letter into lower case.
Why doesn't toupper(first[0]) make the first character upper case?
Also, is there a way to move the first character in a string to the last spot?
Thanks a lot in advance.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
char ans;
do{
string first, last;
char first_letter, first_letter2;
cout << "This program will convert your name "
<< "into pig latin.\n";
cout << "Enter your first name: \n";
cin >> first;
cout << "Enter your last name: \n";
cin >> last;
cout << "Your full name in pig latin is ";
for(int x = 0; x < first.length(); x++){
first[x] = tolower(first[x]);
}
for(int x = 0; x < last.length(); x++){
last[x] = tolower(last[x]);
}
first_letter = first[0];
bool identify;
switch (first_letter)
{
case 'a':
case 'e':
case 'i':
case 'o':
case 'u':
identify = true;
break;
default:
identify = false;
}
if(identify == true){
toupper(first[0]);
cout << first << "way" << " ";
}
first_letter2 = last[0];
bool identify2;
switch (first_letter2)
{
case 'a':
case 'e':
case 'i':
case 'o':
case 'u':
identify2 = true;
break;
default:
identify2 = false;
}
if(identify2 == true){
toupper(first[0]);
cout << last << "way" << endl;
}
cout << "You you like to try again? (Y/N)\n";
cin >> ans;
} while(ans == 'y' || ans == 'Y');
return 0;
}

Answer 1

Just a simple blunder, compare
first[x] = tolower(first[x]);
with
toupper(first[0]);
usual case of the 'can't see the obvious thing missing' syndrome... I hate those mistakes.
As for moving the first character to the end I'd usually just use substr() for a simple case:
str = str.substr(1) + str[0];