Virtual Studio error for hello world .bat [closed]

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This is literally my very first line of code I’ve ever written and its not worked.

I’ve opened a .bat file in VS called “second.bat”

typed: echo “hello, world!!”

then gone to the terminal and run the code.

but instead of printing “hello world!!” it has come up with the following error message:

Program 'second.bat' failed to run: The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.At line:1 char:1
+ .\second.bat
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\second.bat
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

I’m running a 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. Windows 11 Home.

I tried googling the answer but cannot find anything that makes sense to a total beginner.

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    “then gone to the terminal and run the code.” Which “terminal”? The error looks like a typical PowerShell error but batch files are interpreted by command prompt (cmd.exe) on Windows.

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  • Could you also clarify how you ran the code?

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  • i ran it withing the VS terminal. Clicked the “terminal” tab at the top of the window then clicked new terminal.

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  • To run the code I entered the terminal. It was already directed to the correct folder/directory. Then I typed the .bat file name withing that folder (second.bat) and pressed enter.

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  • There should be a little +v on the right side of the terminal. If you click on the v, you can select Command Prompt and open an actual cmd window. Right now, you’re looking at a powershell window, and those are different languages.

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