Help with workspaces in vscode

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I tried to work this out, but failed.

I created a new PIO project with arduino fwk it is empty at the mo wioth just setup() and loop()

I have another project which I’d like to have open at the same time so I can copy some code bits across to the empty project.

I’m guessing this might be a use for a workspace?

my current workaround is to use Notepad++ to open the seond project - just seems daft. :slight_smile:

thanks for any help to get the two projects open in one VSCode workspace.

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You can just use VSCode’s built-in “File → Add Folder to Workspace” for this. If you have multiple PlatformIO projects in your workspace, don’t forget to select the active one using the project environment switcher.

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yes that’s the bit that foxed me. When I do that, my screen in vscode just looks like this (the empty project) I’m probably missing something…

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So where are the stepPin and dirPin variables or macros defined?

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It was just an empty shell project defined from PIO home ‘new project’

I’ve used workspaces before, typically with two projects included in a workspace and it’s a nice feature. Just can’t get it to include another project and save as workspace.

I have achieved what I needed to do now in the shell project - I used notepad++

thanks for help

Paul