'for' not recognized

[ycong]

I just started learning c++ on VS code and when I tried to run a for loop, the program said that the 'for' command was not recognized. I'm sure that the code itself has nothing wrong so I'm not sure why it can't be recognized. Below is the output I obtained when I tried running the code:

for : The term 'for' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was
included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:94
+ ... \c++practice\.vscode\" ; if ($?) { g++ exponent function (for loop).c ...
+ ~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (for:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Thanks everyone in advance.

[deleted account xyzzy]

Posting your code here would go a long way to helping us to help you. Posting the error alone isn't all that helpful.

Our crystal balls are not working this week.

[jonnin]

for requires () on it.
for( ... stuff ..)

[Ganado]

jonnin, do you have any spare crystal balls? :)

Edit: ycong, show us the script file you are trying to run. It looks like it's running some sort of powershell command. Is the name of the file "exponent function (for loop).c"? It needs to be quoted if that's a filename. Weird filename, though.

[jonnin]

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