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Description
Type: Bug
- VS Code Version: 1.101.0
- OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
- OS Version: 10.0.26100 N/A Build 26100
I want to use the variable ${workspaceFolderBasename} or another similar one, for example ${command:cmake.launchTargetFilename} as a value for the name field in launch.json, so that I can see the corresponding name in the Run and Debug menu. However, in the menu I see this string as a name:
${workspaceFolderBasename}
or
${command:cmake.launchTargetFilename}
i.e. substitution of values does not work.
However, substitution of these variables in the same file works for me for other purposes (for example, passing their values as environment variables for the launched process).
VS Code version: Code 1.101.0 (dfaf441, 2025-06-11T15:00:50.123Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz (8 x 2803) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.73GB (19.13GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id b8189d56-29c0-4a25-a04d-215715cd2080 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (20)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmarks | ale | 13.5.0 |
| amazon-q-vscode | ama | 1.76.0 |
| vscode-language-pack-ru | MS- | 1.101.2025061109 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.8.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.8.0 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.6.1 |
| cmake-tools | ms- | 1.20.53 |
| cpptools | ms- | 1.25.3 |
| cpptools-extension-pack | ms- | 1.3.1 |
| hexeditor | ms- | 1.11.1 |
| live-server | ms- | 0.4.15 |
| powershell | ms- | 2025.0.0 |
| wasm-dwarf-debugging | ms- | 1.0.1 |
| qt | the | 1.2.0 |
| qt-core | the | 1.4.0 |
| qt-cpp | the | 1.4.0 |
| qt-cpp-pack | the | 1.0.1 |
| qt-qml | the | 1.5.1 |
| qt-ui | the | 1.4.0 |
| qt-wasm-pack | the | 1.0.1 |
(2 theme extensions excluded)
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