RobotCode extension not activated: commands missing, no output channel, run fails

[koypai989]

Subject: RobotCode extension not activated: commands missing, no output channel, run fails

Hello RobotCode maintainers,

I’d like to report an issue where RobotCode appears to be installed but not activated in VS Code.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• VS Code: latest
• RobotCode – Robot Framework Support: latest version
• Python: 3.12.x
• Robot Framework: 7.3.2

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Problem summary

RobotCode does not seem to activate at all in my environment.

Symptoms

1. No RobotCode commands are available

   • In Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), any RobotCode command (e.g. Clear Cache and Restart Language Servers) fails with:

     command 'robotcode.clearCacheRestartLanguageServers' not found

2. No Output channel

   • In the VS Code Output panel, there is no option for RobotCode, RobotCode Language Server, or Robot Framework

3. Run actions fail

   • Triggering Run from the extension results in:

     Code language not supported or defined

4. No Run / Debug CodeLens

   • No Run / Debug buttons appear above test cases

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What works

• Robot Framework runs correctly from CLI:

  robot Practice3.robot

• .robot files have correct syntax highlighting

• Keywords and diagnostics appear to work

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Test case example

*** Test Cases ***
TC1: Wordpress login
    Log    Hello

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What I tried

• Verified file extension is .robot
• Verified language mode is set to Robot Framework
• Enabled editor.codeLens
• Reloaded VS Code
• Disabled other Robot Framework-related extensions
• Installed / removed robotframework-lsp (no change)

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Conclusion

Based on the above, it seems that RobotCode is not being activated, as:

• Commands are not registered
• No output channels are created
• Run / Debug functionality is unavailable

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Questions

1. Is Python 3.12 currently supported for RobotCode activation?
2. Are there known issues where RobotCode fails to activate silently on Windows?
3. Are there logs or trace options I can enable to diagnose activation failures?
4. Is Python 3.11 or lower required for full RobotCode functionality at the moment?

Thank you for your time and for maintaining RobotCode.

Best regards,
koypai989

Written in ChatGPT because I'm not good at English.

[d-biehl]

I'm not really shure what is wrong, it seems that RobotCode is not activated in your environment. Did you redefine any file extension in VSCode to handle robot files? Is there a setting like files.associations overridden in your vscode environment?