I've got a situation where I am using the 64-bit version of Visual Studio Code to write/debug a powershell script. However, because of what the Powershell script is doing it needs to run within the 32-bit version of Powershell. It's using some libs to access an MS Access file, so I have yet to find a way to make things work within Powershell x64.
Is there a way to tell VS Code to run the 32-bit version of Powershell if VS Code itself is running as 64-bit? For example, can I modify the launch.json file to specify the path of powershell itself?
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "PowerShell",
"request": "launch",
"name": "PowerShell Launch Current File",
"script": "${file}",
"args": [],
"cwd": "${file}"
},
...
]
}
I found another method that's easier and seems to be provided by VSCode (although it might be an extension I added). In the main window there's a clickable element in the right side of the toolbar:
When you click that a menu appears near the top of the window with some powershell related options, including the ability to switch between x86 and x64:
Assuming you have the PowerShell extension installed, you should be able to modify the powershell.powerShellExePath setting in VS Code Settings to "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe".
I believe you can also set "powershell.useX86Host": true. This was introduced in the PowerShell extension v0.5.0; I'm not sure how I missed it's inclusion!
However, it might be easier or better to install the 64-bit MS Access components and just use the 64-bit version.
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable
Microsoft Access 2013 Runtime
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable
I've no idea why the 2013 version has a different name, but as far as I can tell those are the same components for the different versions.
You can click the '{}' text in the bottom bar, then click on "Show PowerShell Session Menu".
This should give some different Powershell .exe options (x86 etc.) to choose from, depending on what is installed on the system.
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I am trying to replace the default Powershell 5 with the newer Powershell 7, on Windows 11.
99% of the solutions on the internet say to add this to settings.json.
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe"
However, this now gives a red squiggly line with the following message:
This is deprecated, the new recommended way to configure your default
shell is by creating a terminal profile in
#terminal.integrated.profiles.windows# and setting its profile name
as the default in #terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows#. This
will currently take priority over the new profiles settings but that
will change in the future.(2)
There is one possibly related thread, but it only deals with defaulting it to the native Command Prompt, rather than re-jigging things to Powershell 7.
So, what is the correct new way to provide Powershell 7s path to VS Code, and also set it as the default terminal?
In earlier VSCode (Visual Studio Code) versions, the "terminal.integrated.shell.*" and "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.*" settings determined the default shell and its startup arguments for the integrated terminal.
These have been superseded by shell profiles, defined via "terminal.integrated.profiles.*" properties, and an associated "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.*" property that contains the name of the profile to use by default, as shown below (use > Preferences: Open Settings (JSON) from the command palette to open your settings.json file):
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
"PowerShell_7": {
"path": "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe",
"icon": "terminal-powershell"
}, // ...
}
// Make the profile defined above the default profile.
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell_7"
Note:
The above defines the default general-purpose shell for Visual Studio Code's integrated terminal.
For information on how to specify what PowerShell version to use with the special-purpose PIC (PowerShell Integrated Console) that comes with the PowerShell extension (for authoring and debugging PowerShell code), see this answer.
I would have expected Visual Studio Code to use your v7 version automatically, as it - if installed - normally takes precedence over Windows PowerShell.
Have been using Notepad++ for awhile now, and adding scripts via Lua extensions. Now, I would like to get my feet wet using VS Code and was wondering what sort of extensibility I could leverage in that environment? Possible to run the same Lua scripts, for instance? Or are there other avenues I should consider? Thanks for any insights!
Please install the vs-code extensions "LuaDebug" and "extensionPath" provided by actboy168.
Add a file named .vscode/launch.json with the content:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "lua",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/main.lua"
}
]
}
if your source to be executed is src/main.lua.
Then hit F5 or "Run"->"Start Debugging", select the lauch configuration and happy debugging.
An example is also shipped by the author of the plug-in (actboy128), which can be found here: https://github.com/actboy168/luamake
Please do not try to build it, simply load it in VS Code and debug it!
I'm using the following settings to run the interpreter from VSCode using the menu option "Terminal|Run Build Task":
{
// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "Run Lua",
"type": "shell",
"command": "lua54",
"args": ["${file}"],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
}
}
]
}
The file contains this settings must be named as "tasks.json". I suggest you to read the VSCode in order to learn how to create it properly.
NOTE: in the command property, where you read "lua54", you must write the name of the lua interpreter executable without the extension.
You would have to configure a task file to run lua from VS code and install lua on your pc if it's isn't done yet.
In order to debug lua you would have to install the extension lua debug which will add a ton of useful feature to help you debug lua such as breakpoint.
Your question seems to touch on several topics:
How to run a Lua script from VS Code: other answers here have already addressed it.
How to extend VS Code: pull up the extension view in VS Code, find an extension you like, and click install. More info here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-marketplace
How to author VS Code extensions: they are written in TypeScript or JavaScript rather than Lua. More info here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension
you can type the following in cmd and it will run the command. Instead of installing extensions.
"C:\Program Files\LOVE\love.exe" "D:\game"
--> this is the path where your main.lua file is
What are the best ways to troubleshoot and debug Visual Studio Code?
I have encountered conflicts in some snippet/suggestion extensions while editing in Visual Studio Code and want to try to find the root cause.
P.S. I would appreciate any experience in resolving conflicts between extensions. Feel free to chime in if you have encountered this issue before (built-in suggestions completely overwriting extension suggestions after a couple of seconds)
Taken from https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensions/developing-extensions:
Running and debugging your extension
You can easily run your extension under the debugger by pressing F5.
This opens a new VS Code window with your extension loaded. Output
from your extension shows up in the Debug Console. You can set break
points, step through your code, and inspect variables either in the
Debug view or the Debug Console.
To debug installed Visual Studio Code extensions, first navigate to the installed extension's project folder.
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extension\${PublisherName}.${ExtensionName}-${VersionNumber}\
This folder is contained in your user profile or root folder. It may also be called .vscode-insiders depending on the version of Visual Studio Code you have installed.
This project folder should already have the debugger set up and you can just press F5 in a project source file to open the [Extension Development Host] as originally assumed.
For more information you can check the <projectroot>/.vscode/launch.json to find the launch configurations detailing the use of the [Extension Development Host] if you need to fine-tune these settings.
Example taken from auto-generated extension debugger settings launch.json:
// A launch configuration that compiles the extension and then opens it inside a new window
{
"version": "0.1.0",
"configurations": [{
"name": "Launch Extension",
"type": "extensionHost",
"request": "launch",
"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
"args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}"]
}]
}
From there it's just a simple(~) matter of adding breakpoints and/or console logs to work out the cause of extension-related issues.
~ Edit: I have enough rep to embed images now 😘
For more information on general development of Visual Studio Code extensions see the official docs here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensions/developing-extensions#_creating-your-own-extension
To view the errors for someone else's extension you installed normally:
In the menu, select View > Output
Select the extension in a small dropdown at the top right of the output window
1. Setup: I have installed Visual Studio code on My Ubuntu and installed .NET Core and Mono.
2. Intial Configuration: I created a simple demo app running notnet restore and dotnet run. This simply works fine and display "Hello World!" on terminal.
3. Extension: To debug this, I installed extension of OmniSharp. and then using "Debugger" option of Visual Studio Code, I added launch.json & task.json.
4. launch.json (Only showing configuration section):
....
"configurations": [
{
"name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
"type": "coreclr",
"request": "launch",
"preLaunchTask": "build",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/netstandardapp1.5/hwAppCore2.dll",
"args": [],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"stopAtEntry": false
}
....
5. Now, when running from terminal it works fine, however when try to debug using option .NET Core Launch (console) I am getting following error:
"launch: The property 'program' is invalid. '/home/ak/dotnet_core/hwAppCore2/bin/Debug/netstandardapp1.5/hwAppCore2.dll' is a library (.dll), not a program."
I also followed one of Channel 9 demo, and there also I can see hwapp.dll configured for program property of launch.json
I am not sure, am I missing anything to configure?
There are several hoops you have to jump through to get VS Code debugging .NET Core websites. The relevant steps (from this blog post walkthrough) are:
Install C# extension and the .NET Debugger (Ctrl + Shift + P, "Download .NET Core Debugger")
Open your project folder - it should prompt you to add build tasks
(creates .vscode > tasks.json)
Open the Debug tab from the sidebar, click the 'Settings' button, and choose ".NET Core"
(creates .vscode > launch.json) with 3 configurations - "console", "web", and "attach".
Open the launch.json file and edit the "web" configuration's program value - replace the <> placeholders with your specific values (e.g. netcoreapp1.0 and MyProject.dll).
(This is the step the OP needed to do)
For some reason VS Code doesn't handle the placeholders for web projects... I haven't been able to find any documentation / explanation why yet
Edit the project.json file - under buildOptions, add "debugType" : "portable"
Run dotnet restore on your project to get the latest packages
Start debugging!
I got the solution after raising an issue with OmniSharp on GitHub.
Solution paths provided by #gregg-miskelly, follow path 1 for daily build to get answer to exactly what my question was and path 2 for recommended build which works as per earlier comment.
With Visual Studio Code (not the traditional Visual Studio IDEs), can you run PowerShell in the Command Palette? I ask because I commonly use it in the full IDE.
I have not seen PowerShell mentioned in the documentation, other than for basic syntax highlighting. I have tried it with no success. Is it unsupported, or is it an optional feature I can configure somehow?
Note: to those voting up the PowerGUI answer, it is not correct as it references the wrong edition of Visual Studio for this question. It is helpful if you are using the full IDE, but not the new editor named: Code.
This was the first problem I wanted to solve in VSCode. I did not find a way to
type PowerShell commands but I have found a way to create and run PowerShell tasks.
In the command palette type and choose Tasks: Configure Task Runner. It will
show you a json file configured for the default task runner.
I replaced the content with this
{
"version": "0.1.0",
"command": "PowerShell.exe",
"isShellCommand": true,
"args": [
"-NoProfile",
"Invoke-Build.ps1"
],
"tasks": [
{
"taskName": "Build",
"isBuildCommand": true,
"showOutput": "always"
},
{
"taskName": "Test",
"isTestCommand": true,
"showOutput": "always"
},
{
"taskName": "Build, Test",
"showOutput": "always"
}
]
}
As a result in the command palette I can choose and run my predefined tasks (Build, Test, and combined Build, Test). I can add other tasks and probably bind them to some hotkeys. This is not exactly what I would like to have in VSCode for PowerShell but for the preview it is at least something.
P.S. This just my first experiment that somewhat worked. It is not perfect, more likely. There are many configuration parameters for this json file that I have not tried yet.
With version 0.10.1 of Visual Studio Code, you can run and debug PowerShell. Here is a sample launch.json that I use:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "PowerShell",
"type": "PowerShell",
"program": "MyScript.ps1",
"args": "-Verbose"
}
]
}
Unfortunately, I cannot get the args to work (for more details, see: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/24). Another problem I have is that Read-Host does not work with VS Code (for more details, see: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/29). Definitely some rough edges.
Here's how you can configure the Powershell task to execute the currently opened .ps1 file without any Invoke-Build dependency:
{
"version": "0.1.0",
"command": "PowerShell.exe",
"isShellCommand": true,
"args": [
"${file}"
],
"tasks": [
{
"taskName": "Build",
"isBuildCommand": true,
"showOutput": "always"
},
{
"taskName": "Test",
"isTestCommand": true,
"showOutput": "always"
},
{
"taskName": "Build, Test",
"showOutput": "always"
}
]
}
Note: This is just a slight modification of Roman's answer (My edit to his answer was rejected).
Open the Debug view, in the View Bar select Debug from the View menu or press Ctrl + Shift + D.
In the Launch Configuration dropdown (shown in the following screenshot), select Add Configuration...
The launch.json configuration will open in the editor, type PowerShell and select the debug configurations you want, as shown in the following screenshot.
Save the launch.json file and select the debug configuration you want from the Launch Configuration dropdown:
Now you can debug PowerShell scripts through VSCode.
The Scripting Guys wrote a comprehensive 2 part blog post on this topic, like everything else they write, it's well worth a read if you're new to VSCode and PowerShell.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/02/06/debugging-powershell-script-in-visual-studio-code-part-1/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/02/13/debugging-powershell-script-in-visual-studio-code-part-2/
EDIT: I am aware that this question is several years old, but I came across it before I found any up to date information on how to set up PowerShell debugging in VSCode
As of version 0.10.3 there is now a PowerShell extension written by Microsoft that will enable writing PowerShell with IntelliSense and highlighting in Visual Studio Code
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2015/11/17/announcing-windows-powershell-for-visual-studio-code-and-more.aspx
At least in V1.4 (July 2016) this has been made a lot simpler.
The relevant documentation can be found here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
Essentially all you're doing is adding an entry to the settings.json file for User Settings.
Adding the following value:
// 64-bit PowerShell if available, otherwise 32-bit
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows":"C:\\Windows\\sysnative\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe"
IMG: Shows the User Settings settings.json file and the successful Integrated Console showing the PowerShell prompt:
An "Integrated Terminal" is now integrated into Visual Studio Code. This is a PowerShell Terminal in Windows. (Likely BASH in Linux / MacOS). The terminal appears in a panel at the bottom of the code editor, not in the Command Pallete.
Keyboard Shortcut to open Terminal: CTRL + `
Sources:
https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-windows.pdf
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings
I confirmed in version 1.19.2. Not sure when the feature was first integrated.
There is a much easier way to run PowerShell, no configuration needed:
Install the Code Runner Extension
Open the PowerShell code file in Text Editor, then use shortcut Ctrl+Alt+N, or press F1 and then select/type Run Code, or right click the Text Editor and then click Run Code in context menu, the code will run and the output will be shown in the Output Window.
Besides, you could select part of the PowerShell code and run the code snippet. Very convenient!
PowerGUI tool provides a nice interface to Visual Studio. The goal of this extension is to bring PowerShell development into Visual Studio.
Here is how it looks -
Along with IntelliSense, the PowerGUI Visual Studio Extension provides the following features and more to make it easier to work with PowerShell.
PowerShell file and project types: You can create/edit PowerShell code files and assemble them into projects with more than one file.
PowerShell code snippets: The code snippet feature can be used for PowerShell code.
PowerShell console window: This feature provides the PowerShell console environment within Visual Studio IDE. This allows you to run commands or view output of scripts. Figure B shows the console window opened in the IDE.
PowerShell debugging: This feature is why I installed the extension; it provides a way to debug scripts within Visual Studio. It's a straight-forward way to locate syntax or logical problems in a script.
Syntax highlighting and script analysis: These are more Visual Studio features made available to PowerShell development.
In order to install the PowerGUI Visual Studio Extension, PowerGUI must be installed, with the caveat that the correct version of each product is installed.
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It also provides Debugging facility which is the best part I like as a developer.
Thanks!