# Flow VSCode Extension

**URL:** https://forum.flow.com/c/developer-tools/flow-vscode-extension/17.md

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## [About the Flow VSCode Extension category](https://forum.flow.com/t/about-the-flow-vscode-extension-category/123)

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**Author:** [@Mackenzie](https://forum.flow.com/u/Mackenzie)\
**Replies:** 0

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Use this category to discuss VSCode related issues, bugs or improvement feedback

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## [Type title ,or paste a link here](https://forum.flow.com/t/type-title-or-paste-a-link-here/2815)

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**Author:** [@Diyab77](https://forum.flow.com/u/Diyab77)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/type-title-or-paste-a-link-here/2815 "2022-03-01T18:29:44Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Community Feedback for CryptoDappy Beta:

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## [Extension is not able to read the flow.json file](https://forum.flow.com/t/extension-is-not-able-to-read-the-flow-json-file/2546)

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**Author:** [@woa](https://forum.flow.com/u/woa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/extension-is-not-able-to-read-the-flow-json-file/2546 "2021-11-23T19:46:01Z")

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Whenever I try to run commands from the extension, it throws this error: The issue seems to be that the extension is prefixing the file path with a “/”. I have run “flow init” and I do have a flow.json file Windows…

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## [Struggling to Install vs studio flow extension](https://forum.flow.com/t/struggling-to-install-vs-studio-flow-extension/385)

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**Author:** [@Jschupak](https://forum.flow.com/u/Jschupak)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/struggling-to-install-vs-studio-flow-extension/385 "2021-04-20T07:53:46Z")

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I am having trouble installing the extension please help

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## [Attach VSCode to a running emulator?](https://forum.flow.com/t/attach-vscode-to-a-running-emulator/906)

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**Author:** [@pdahlberg](https://forum.flow.com/u/pdahlberg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/attach-vscode-to-a-running-emulator/906 "2021-02-12T05:15:04Z")

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Is there any way to “attach” the VSCode extension to an emulator already running in the terminal?

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## [Trying to get started, Need some help](https://forum.flow.com/t/trying-to-get-started-need-some-help/871)

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**Author:** [@TradeUpCards](https://forum.flow.com/u/TradeUpCards)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/trying-to-get-started-need-some-help/871 "2021-02-09T20:23:44Z")

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Hello, I haven’t coded websites or anything related to them in about 18+ years. I’m trying to learn the syntax, packages, software needed to develop some tools to work with Flow. I have installed VScode and been playin…

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## [Attempting to Implement "Hello World" example in VSCode](https://forum.flow.com/t/attempting-to-implement-hello-world-example-in-vscode/269)

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**Author:** [@jacobtucker](https://forum.flow.com/u/jacobtucker)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/attempting-to-implement-hello-world-example-in-vscode/269 "2021-02-02T04:42:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am attempting to implement the weekly tech assignment regarding the “Hello World” example while using the CLI and Emulator. I downloaded VSCode and followed the instructi…

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## [Fatal error : stack overflow](https://forum.flow.com/t/fatal-error-stack-overflow/569)

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**Author:** [@robinbonnin](https://forum.flow.com/u/robinbonnin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/fatal-error-stack-overflow/569 "2020-08-26T00:58:16Z")

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Hi there ! I am working on my OWB project. It is very similar to NBA TopShot, just more decentralized. The idea is that celebrities could put their digital assets into decks and then people could mint those assets and …

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## [Tutorial - Marketplace - marketplace.cdc](https://forum.flow.com/t/tutorial-marketplace-marketplace-cdc/429)

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**Author:** [@robinbonnin](https://forum.flow.com/u/robinbonnin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/tutorial-marketplace-marketplace-cdc/429 "2020-07-17T14:32:00Z")

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Hello ! I am trying to complete the Marketplace tutorial, however one piece of codecopied from the tutorial and the playground does not work in the VS Code extension :: // purchase lets a user send tokens to pu…

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## [Selecting account 1 by default](https://forum.flow.com/t/selecting-account-1-by-default/422)

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**Author:** [@makoto](https://forum.flow.com/u/makoto)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/selecting-account-1-by-default/422 "2020-07-16T20:16:00Z")

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When I start VS Code emulator, it select “Service accounts” as a default account, and I am manually selecting to account 1 to be able to deploy the smart contract. Unlike flow playground, it looks like I cannot keep depl…

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## [Transaction failed to run (pasted from Hello World tutorial into VSCode)](https://forum.flow.com/t/transaction-failed-to-run-pasted-from-hello-world-tutorial-into-vscode/348)

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**Author:** [@soft\_orca](https://forum.flow.com/u/soft_orca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/transaction-failed-to-run-pasted-from-hello-world-tutorial-into-vscode/348 "2020-07-13T16:35:10Z")

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Hi there, HelloWorld contract deployed. Active user: Account 1 (0x01). “Execution failed” while trying to run the transaction, any suggestion? Code was copied from the playground.
