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Autocomplete F# script code in VSCode

I installed the Ionide-fsharp (1.9.1) package in VSCode (1.2.1) and started writing some example scripts from fsharpforfunandprofit.com. I expected to have autocomplete in the VSCode editor, but it does not seem to work: Edit F# code in VSCode

I also set the System's PATH variable to point to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\F#\4.0\Framework\v4.0" as described on the Ionide web site: My System Environment Variables - PATH

Am I missing something, or autocomplete is not possible in VSCode when editing F# scripts?

Solution

  • I wanted to open an issue on the Ionide Github page, but I found the following issue Autocomplete does not work in v1.2.1 #30 which pointed me to the suggested way of installing F# Tools. After installing the F# Tools, following the link in that issue, I now can autocomplete F# script code in VSCode. I had F# already installed by VS2015 Community Edition so I was skeptical at the beginning. Now, after installing F# Tools from the link in the issue, I have 2 F# versions under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\F#:

    • 3.1
    • 4.0

    Visual Studio 2015 installed the 4.0 Version. The version 3.1 came with this last installation of the F# Tools. I also get autocomplete now in Atom for F# code.