Every time R terminal opens in VS Code , getting below...any idea how to fix?

[mwilson19]

[1] FALSE

C:/Users/.../AppData/Local/Continuum/miniconda3/Scripts/activate
Error: unexpected '/' in "C:/"
conda activate base
Error: unexpected symbol in "conda activate"

[andycraig]

Hi @mwilson19, this is almost certainly because you're using the Python extension as well. When using a Python interpreter in a conda/virtualenv/etc. environment, the Python extension will send lines to any new terminal window to try to activate that environment. In this case, it happens after the R console has already been launched.

It would be nice if the Python extension didn't do this for new terminals created by other extensions, although I'm not sure if VS Code provides a way for extensions to check this. I will have a look at the Python extension's issue tracker to see if this has been raised there.

[andycraig]

I created an issue at the Python extension's repo: microsoft/vscode-python#11963

[mwilson19]

Thank you, man i'm novice but still struggling with session watcher, was working fine but now the init.R doesn't seem to be working...so the plots / data frames etc.. are not rendering...code is working fine.

[renkun-ken]

@mwilson19 Does the session watcher work with Python extensions inactivated? Does your R session start normally with init.R sourced?

[mwilson19]

Let me try with inactivated. Right now the vscode-R directory is located along with my working files, should it be placed somewhere else and how can i source properly? Thank you!

[mwilson19]

Yep still not working when python ext deactivated. I bet it's not sourcing the init.R file properly...Thank you.

[renkun-ken]

Are you creating R terminal via R: Create R terminal command or launch R session in the terminal yourself?

[mwilson19]

R: create R terminal, i see "R Interactive" as the terminal , then run script to plot.

[renkun-ken]

Do you see any error on R terminal startup? If not, would you please post the output of ls.str(getOption("vscodeR"))?

[mwilson19]

ls.str(getOption("vscodeR"))
attach : function ()
capture_str : function (object)
check_null_dev : function ()
dataview : function (x, title)
dataview_data_type : function (x)
dataview_table : function (data)
dir : chr "C:\Users\mwilson\OneDrive\Documents\Programming\R\.vscode\vscode-R"
dir_plot_history : chr "C:\Temp\Rtmpmg5xtt/images"
dir_session : chr "C:\Users\mwilson\OneDrive\Documents\Programming\R\.vscode\vscode-R/6460"
globalenv_file : chr "C:\Users\mwilson\OneDrive\Documents\Programming\R\.vscode\vscode-R/6460/globalenv.json"
new_plot : function ()
null_dev_id : Named int 2
null_dev_size : num [1:2] 10.1 10.1
pid : int 6460
platform : List of 8
$ OS.type : chr "windows"
$ file.sep : chr "/"
$ dynlib.ext: chr ".dll"
$ GUI : chr "vscode"
$ endian : chr "little"
$ pkgType : chr "win.binary"
$ path.sep : chr ";"
$ r_arch : chr "x64"
plot_file : chr "C:\Users\mwilson\OneDrive\Documents\Programming\R\.vscode\vscode-R/6460/plot.png"
plot_history_file : NULL
plot_updated : logi FALSE
rebind : function (sym, value, ns)
respond : function (command, ...)
response_file : chr "C:\Users\mwilson\OneDrive\Documents\Programming\R\.vscode\vscode-R/response.log"
tempdir : chr "C:\Temp\Rtmpmg5xtt"
unbox : function (x)
update : function (...)

[mwilson19]

Thanks, and also yes, i see a [1] FALSE every time opening R terminal

[mwilson19]

Just noticing - I am seeing temp folders being created and can view the png plots , but it seems not rendering live in vs code. Also seems I get the .vscode folder with vscode-R in several directories depending on where I started my terminal session. Is there a way I can source from same point everytime ?

[renkun-ken]

The [1] FALSE is fixed by #303 but not released yet.

Currently, session watcher only works when the R session is started from the same directory you open as the workspace root in VSCode.

And I notice that your workspace folder is in OneDrive which would not work in a software-syncing folder (see #179) due to lack of watch functionality.

Would you like to try open a folder not in OneDrive folder and also as the workspace folder in VSCode and the session watcher should work.

[mwilson19]

Ok thank you !