Visual Studio Code for .Net Framework

Question

I am having difficulty figuring out if and how I can use Visual Studio Code to develop and debug command-line/console/libraries of C#.Net programs which

Answer 1

I just created a simple console application and customized the csproj file. Afterwards, I could attach the OmniSharp debugger to a full .NET framework application. The csproj file looks like this:

  
    Exe
    net47
    x64
    portable
  

I just followed the official documentation: I changed TargetFramework to run on .NET 4.7, the PlatformTarget to 64 bit and the DebugType to portable.

Furthermore, I updated launch.json:

{
   // Use IntelliSense to find out which attributes exist for C# debugging
   // Use hover for the description of the existing attributes
   // For further information visit https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
        {
            "name": ".NET Launch (console)",
            "type": "clr",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "build",
            // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/net47/FullNetInVsCode.exe",
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            // For more information about the 'console' field, see https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md#console-terminal-window
            "console": "internalConsole",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
        },
        {
            "name": ".NET Attach",
            "type": "clr",
            "request": "attach",
            "processId": "${command:pickProcess}"
        }
    ,]
}

In this file, I just changed type to clr in both JSON objects, and targeted program to the exe file.

Afterwards, I could set a break point and simply press F5 to start debugging on full .NET framework: