vscode-powershell: Script output does not get written to the debug console

System Details

Operating system name and version:
VS Code version: 1.4.0
PowerShell extension version: 0.7.2
Output from $PSVersionTable:

PS C:\Users\TrevorSullivan> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.14393.103
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.103
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Issue Description

Sometimes I run a PowerShell script, and the Debug Console shows nothing.

Sometimes I run a PowerShell script, and the Debug Console shows output, but not Error stream output.

Sometimes I run a PowerShell script and the Debug Console shows output from the Output and Error streams, as expected.

This happens with both VSCode and VSCode Insiders (as of today’s release).

Reproduction Steps

Inconsistent results.

Cheers, Trevor Sullivan Docker Captain Microsoft MVP: Cloud & Data Center Management https://trevorsullivan.net https://twitter.com/pcgeek86

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 8 years ago
Reactions: 1
Comments: 37 (14 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Fix issue with debugger output not being written for short scripts This change fixes an issue where script output for very small scripts is not being written out reliably before the debug adapter ter... — committed to PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices by daviwil 8 years ago

Most upvoted comments

OK, here’s a preview package. Ignore the version number here, I’m using an arbitrarily increased version just for the purpose of sending out a preview. Also, just to be clear, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. This build was created on my dev machine as a convenience for you guys so make sure you do the proper virus scanning, etc before you use it.

Download here: PowerShell-0.7.10.zip IMPORTANT: After downloading this file, rename the extension from .zip to .vsix!

To install the preview, go into VS Code and run the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command then select the VSIX file that you downloaded and renamed. The extension should install, click the ‘Reload’ button afterward so that VS Code gets restarted. At this point you should be able to run a short script with output statements as you would expect.

This build should be stable enough to use until 0.8.0 gets released next week, but definitely file issues if you find any problems.

daviwil on Nov 29, 2016

Yep! I’ve made huge progress with moving everything to a new model where all console activity happens directly in the real PowerShell console running in the integrated terminal. I think I’ll have a new update ready in a couple weeks.

I’m really sorry this issue has been causing your trouble, soon you won’t have to deal with it anymore 😃

daviwil on Oct 2, 2016

I’m working in it this week to be included with 0.8.0. Will keep you posted!

daviwil on Nov 28, 2016

Problem’s still there with VSCode 1.7.1 (upgraded today) with version 0.7.2 of the extension…

Back to ISE for now 😉

sba923 on Nov 17, 2016

I’ve got a fix for this, it’ll definitely be in 0.8.0: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices/pull/306

daviwil on Nov 29, 2016