Cannot execute F# program in VSCode

[ikarstein]

Describe the bug

I cannot run a .FSX file in VSCode.

Steps to reproduce

• Setup VSCode

• Install .net 6 (with Visual Studio 2022)

• Install VSCode extension Name: .NET Extension Pack Id: ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-pack Description: The ultimate collection of extensions for working with .NET in VS Code! Version: 1.0.8 Publisher: Microsoft VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-pack

• Open a folder in VSCode

• Create a file "s1.fsx"

• Add two lines of code:

  let x = "string"
  printf "%s" x

• Press F5 => Get input line "Select environment"

• Select the code in the editor and press ALT+ENTER => Get an error:

  The terminal process "C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 'c:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.201\FSharp', '--fsi-server-input-codepage:28591', '--fsi-server-output-codepage:65001', '--load:c:\Users\user1\.vscode\extensions\ionide.ionide-fsharp-5.12.0\watcher\watcher.fsx'" terminated with exit code: 1.

Screenshots

Press F5 in s1.fsx

Select the two lines of code and press ALT+ENTER

Machine info

• OS: Windows
• .NET SDK version: 6.0.201
• Ionide version: Ionide-fsharp v5.12.0

[Krzysztof-Cieslak]

Please check getting started guide in F# documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fsharp/get-started/get-started-vscode

[ikarstein]

Does not work. F# is not useable for me...