Salesforce DX and VSCode
Install VSCode
Download the Visual Studio Code
Run the installer
Install Salesforce DX CLI
Download the Salesforce DX CLI
Run the installer
Installing Salesforce Extensions for VSCode
Install the Salesforce Extension Pack
Install Java Standard Edition Development Kit 8
Install Java from Java SE Development Kit 11 Downloads
Confirm Java is properly installed by locating its installation directory, e.g.
C:\Program Files\Amazon Corretto\jdk11.0.8_10
Configure Java Home Setting for Apex Support
Next we need to set the salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home
setting to point the Java installation directory.
In Visual Studio Code, click File > Preferences > Settings
Enter
apex java
in the search box, then under the Salesforcedx-vscode-apex > JavaChange the
salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home
setting to the full path to your Java installation directory identified in the previous step. Note that for Visual Studio Code settings, the backslashes must be escaped (\\) but forward slashes (/) don’t.
Other Extensions to Install
Updating the Salesforce DX CLI
Using the command line run:
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