Visual Studio Code with the Positron Extension - Minor Issue

Started by GDeSantis, Aug 02, 2026, 11:33 PM

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GDeSantis

For years, I was comfortable to use the old mechanique Proton IDE when working on Positron BASIC programs.  Now, after favorable reader comments, I installed Visual Studio Code and the Positron extension.

Unfortunately, I was unable to compile Positron program because Visual Studio Code could not find file "loader.exe" in directory C:\Program Files (x86)\ProtonIDE PDS\.

After checking Google AI, I found it was necessary to change file name "PrPlus.exe" to "Loader.exe" in directory C:\Program Files (x86)\ProtonIDE PDS\.  Google AI also referenced a Positron forum comment about the file name change.  After that, all was OK.

Lastly, if you want to have the option to use either Positron IDE, directory C:\Program Files (x86)\ProtonIDE PDS\ should contain two identical files – one named "PrPlus.exe" and the other named "Loader.exe."