matlab syntax error "for" cannot run as it appears

Answer 1

[Cris LaPierre]

The issue here is you have named your script 'for.m' but for is a reserved word indicating the start of a for loop.

Give your script a different name, type 'clear for' in the Command Window, and then try again.

Typically, you would include the N=12; in your script, and just press the green Run button to run the whole script.

[Cris LaPierre]

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