Can’t see my error on Mario for loop, rows won’t execute!

Question

I’ve gotten stuck on the Less Comfortable Mario set: the height input portion works, but the loop does not execute. I really wanted to figure this out on my own, but I’ve been stuck for days! Please help. Thank you! I wondered if there’s something off with “int spaces = height-1”, but I’ve also set it to a specific integer as a test and it hasn’t worked.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <cs50.h>

int height;

int main(void)
{
    {
        do

        {
             height = get_int("Enter desired height: ");
        }
        while (height < 1);
        return height;
    }

    {         
    for  (int rows = 0; rows < height; rows++)
    {
        for (int spaces = height-1; spaces <= 0; spaces--)
        {
            printf(".");
        }
        for  (int hash = 0; hash < height; hash++ )
        {
            printf("#");
        }
       printf("\n");

}
    }
}  

Answer 1

First, the "get height" section doesn't work, exactly. The return statement that follows the while loop terminates the program. Second, isn't there also supposed to be a limit on how high the pyramid can be?

I'm going to assume that you haven't been able to get past the return statement, and stop here. There are other problems, but maybe you haven't had a chance to see them or work on them yet. If you are still having problems after working on it, please edit the question to reflect your understanding of the problem, maybe add some sample output, and leave a comment saying you're still having problems so that the updates get noted for everyone watching the question.

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