Julia extension in VSCode does not update workspace and instead executes a 'task'

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I have been using Julia on VSCode using its Julia extension. I forgot since when, but pressing the triangle button in the upper right corresponding to "Julia: Run file in new process" does not end up in the Julia extension recognizing the output. For example, if I run the following julia code:

x = 1

A new 'task' is executed but the workspace in the left pane remains empty! I have never seen this 'task' thing beforeenter image description here. I am attaching a screenshot.

I have tried reinstalling Julia, VSCode, the Julia extension, but it seems not to work. How can I solve this issue?

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1 Answers

I have been using VSCode for julia programming for almost nine months, and I didn't use the triangle you mentioned even once. But, maybe it would be better to open an issue on GitHub to notify the dev if it hasn't been already.
However, you can use another way to achieve your primary goal: Put the cursor on a line and hit Ctrl+Enter. This will leads to running the line in the REPL. If you would like to run the line and automatically move the cursor to the next line, you can use Shift+Enter.
In order to run just the selected line(s), you can select the line(s) you want using your mouse and then hit the keys mentioned above.
Note that if you select just a piece of a line and use one of the keyboard shortcuts mentioned above, it will lead to running just the chosen piece, not the entire line!

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