Unable to create new project on fresh VSC/Particle Workbench install

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I’ve followed all the docs, read over some other community threads with people having issues and I still cannot seem to create a new project.

All I keep getting is:

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00960×314 19.6 KB

Per Issues installing Workbench's VSIX (combined from multiple threads.) I made sure to close any workspace/folder as you can see here:

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22890×886 157 KB

I also tried to create a folder (since thats what the error indicates) as well as tried to have a new workspace open - neither of those worked.

I’m running VSC - Insiders if that matters. Just downloaded it a couple of hours ago. Installed the 3 vsix files in the specified order - no problems there. Was prompted to install the CLI which also seemed to install ok.

Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong?

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Did it prompt to install dependecies including gcc and deviceOS? It didn’t for me and that’s a show stopper. Finally got it fixed by uninstalling VSC, reinstalling VSC and the reinstalling each visx again (core file last).

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It did… and I figured it out!!

Clearly I’m new to visual studio code or something (although a professional developer for 15 years and have used many IDEs :wink: - all I had to do is click the blue ‘OPEN’ button is what I assumed was an error dialog, but is actually apparently a prompt. And that OPEN button apparently does something else besides having an ‘open’ folder already in a workspace. It then opened a file explorer window, I chose a new empty folder, and it created a workspace out of the folder, with a new project in it.

My advice on UX is to detect if the user already has a workspace open and jump right to the ‘new project name?’ input box, and then create a new project in the currently open workspace. Just my $0.02.

I’ve been able to compile locally, as well as ‘cloud flash’ my electron. All seems well now!