Issue using VSCode tasks with dotnet run

Question

I have two projects in a parent folder:

parentFolder | webApiFolder | testsFolder

Using the terminal, I need to pass the --project parameter to dotnet run. As such, I figure it'd be easier to just create a task and run the task instead. However, I can't get the task to work.

Task:

{ "label": "run api", "command": "dotnet", "type": "process", "args": [ "run", "--project ${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi\\mercury-ms-auth.csproj" ], "problemMatcher": "$msCompile" }

Output:

> Executing task: C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe run --project G:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth\WebApi\mercury-ms-auth.csproj < Couldn't find a project to run. Ensure a project exists in g:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth, or pass the path to the project using --project. The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1

However, if I run dotnet run --project G:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth\WebApi\mercury-ms-auth.csproj, that launches the project perfectly.

Similarly, my test and code coverage task works perfectly:

{ "label": "test with code coverage", "command": "dotnet", "type": "process", "args": [ "test", "${workspaceFolder}/Tests/Tests.csproj", "/p:CollectCoverage=true", "/p:CoverletOutputFormat=cobertura" ], "problemMatcher": "$msCompile" }

Hubert Lin · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-07 19:13:35Z

One solution is to "type": "shell" and pass through the whole command.

{ "label": "run api", "command": "dotnet run --project ${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi", "type": "shell", "problemMatcher": "$msCompile" }

nice that works. good call. frustrating as the other way should work but ill use this.

user22327160 · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-02 14:07:51Z

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Correct is:

"args": [ "run", "--project=${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi\\mercury-ms-auth.csproj" ],

or

"args": [ "run", "--project", "${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi\\mercury-ms-auth.csproj" ],

answered Aug 2, 2023 at 14:07

user22327160

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Jeremy Caney Over a year ago

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