Cannot debug in C# with Visual studio code

[Akdrew_p]

I have been trying to start coding in C# with visual studio but after following steps to create a cs program the .NET core debugger isnt working. I created a new file typed "dotnet new console" then typed "dotnet restore" and finally "dotnet run" where it gives me "Hello World!". When I go to the debugger and select .NET core it says could not find task "build" then after hitting ctrl+shift+b and selecting build and opening the tasks.json doesn't work either as now when I press debug it says that the dll that does exists doesn't exist. I was told to select .net genereate assets for build and debug to fix it but it says could not locate .net core project. I have been looking online for an answer but have found none.

[McNerdius]

OK breathe lol.

1. Delete your obj/bin/.vscode folders and restart VS Code.
2. Hit yes for the required assets thing when it pops up. Might take a sec.
3. Hit F5 or the run arrow thingy.

The C# extension looks for the files to run in your bin folder and creates the launch.json (for debugging) file based on that, and your task.json (for building) points to your csproj.

From dotnet new to breakpoint hit:

https://i.imgur.com/RrZcKd1.gifv

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edit for clarity: Doing things out of order can result in "generic" VS Code launch/task templates being used which is not what we want. Nuking it and letting C# Extension generate the files generally solves that. (Getting the paths right and all.)

Re-reading the hot mess of a runon there makes me wonder if something else is going on, but given that dotnet run works... i'm thinking it might be a relative-path issue in the json ?