It says "activating extensions" on the bottom left of the Visual Studio tab, but then it just disappears and the options "Standard/Empty/Analytics" doesn't show up in the search bar like they do in the instructional video at 13:38. Nothing shows up at all. I've never coded before and have never used a command line or any coding applications. I followed the instructions and downloaded Salesforce CLI and Visual Studio on my Windows computer. I also downloaded the SF Extension package. Am I missing a step? Should I have downloaded something related to Java? I don't even know what Java is, other than a programming language....
Here are the instructions provided in the trailhead lesson. I am stuck at step 3.
Create a Salesforce DX Project
Now that you’ve set up your development environment, you can create a simple Lightning web component.
- In Visual Studio Code, open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS).
- Type SFDX.
- Select SFDX: Create Project.
- Press Enter to accept the standard option.
- Enter HelloWorldLightningWebComponent as the project name.
- Press Enter.
- Select a folder to store the project.
- Click Create Project. You should see something like this as your base setup.
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (Press ctrl+shift+X)
- Search for Salesforce Extension Pack, make sure it is installed
- Close/refresh VS Code then try again
Nitika this worked perfectly when I closed out of the application and then reopened it and tried again. Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much!!! :) Hello @Karri Lauritzen,
Here’s some information on how to get past roadblocks that you might encounter while using Salesforce Extensions for VS Code and Code Builder.
Hi @Karri Lauritzen,
I am from the Trailhead help team. We are glad that the issue is now resolved.
May I request you please mark the correct answer as Best Answer and close this thread so that it can be helpful for other Trailblazers as well who are facing the similar issue.
Best Regards,
Nagendra Babu Pilli
Trailblazer Help
Hi, @Karri Lauritzen
Try following the instructions in this Trailhead. It provides a clear step-by-step guide on how to set up and configure the working environment for VS Code and Salesforce.
Sincerely,
Mykhailo Vdovychenko
Bringing Cloud Excellence with IBVCLOUD OÜ
Anytime :)
Please mark the correct answer as Best Answer if this helped you and close this thread so that it can be helpful for other Trailblazers as well who are facing the similar issue.