I'm trying to start an external program through VSCode (this program connects an LAN device and prints on the console information received on a specific port). I've searched all the forums but can't find a working solution.
I've tried creating a launch task in launch.json
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Start Logging Console",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"program": "D:\\My Drivers\\things.exe",
"args" : [
"log", "--all", "--address=192.168.1.8"
],
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"console": "externalTerminal"
}
]
}
While this start the program in an external window I se the following error
(However if I run the program via a shortcut from the desktop it works fine)
Then I tried creating a Build task in tasks.json
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "Start logging console",
"type": "shell",
"command": "${workspaceFolder}\\things.exe",
"args": [
"log",
"--all",
"--hub-address=192.168.1.8"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
},
"presentation": {
"reveal": "always",
"panel": "new",
},
"problemMatcher": []
}
]
}
While this runs the program and shows the logging output, it always opens the program in the integrated terminal and never in a new window when I run the task
Then I tried using a modified version as someone suggested I change the task command to:
"command": "Start-Process -FilePath \"${workspaceFolder}\\things.exe\"",
and it throws this error (again from the integrated terminal) when I run the task (still doesn't open an external terminal window)
& : The term 'Start-Process -FilePath D:\Drivers\things.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name,
or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:3
+ & 'Start-Process -FilePath D:\...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Start-Process -...things.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Any suggestions?
