Having Trouble Downloading Symbols into Visual Studio Code

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Every time I start a new AL project, Visual Studio Code always gives me a hard time when I try to download symbols.

Below are my app.json, launch.json, and Hello World files.

What am I doing wrong?

// Welcome to your new AL extension.
// Remember that object names and IDs should be unique across all extensions.
// AL snippets start with t*, like tpageext - give them a try and happy coding!
namespace DefaultPublisher.BegAL;
using Microsoft.Sales.Customer;
pageextension 50100 CustomerListExt extends "Customer List"
{
    trigger OnOpenPage();
    begin
        Message('App published: Hello world');
    end;
}

{
  "id": "9c2df337-95e9-4ca5-ad09-d4d79dcf02a4",
  "name": "BegAL",
  "publisher": "CRONUS USA, Inc.",
  "version": "1.0.0.0",
  "brief": "",
  "description": "",
  "privacyStatement": "",
  "EULA": "",
  "help": "",
  "url": "",
  "logo": "",
  "dependencies": [],
  "screenshots": [],
  "platform": "1.0.0.0",
  "application": "26.5.38752.41642",
  "idRanges": [
    {
      "from": 50100,
      "to": 50149
    }
  ],
  "resourceExposurePolicy": {
    "allowDebugging": true,
    "allowDownloadingSource": true,
    "includeSourceInSymbolFile": true
  },
  "runtime": "16.0",
  "features": [
    "NoImplicitWith"
  ]
}

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "sandbox",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "al",
            "environmentType": "Sandbox",
            "environmentName": "DevSandbox",
            "server": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com",
            "startupObjectId": 22,
            "startupObjectType": "Page",
            "breakOnError": true,
            "launchBrowser": false,
            "enableLongRunningSqlStatements": true,
            "enableSqlInformationDebugger": true,
            "tenant": "f7146a22-294c-43d9-92f3-2f5d0abcfd4c",
            "schemaUpdateMode":"Synchronize"
        }
    ]
}
 
 
 

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YUN ZHU 99,055 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi, There's a problem with your Launch.json file; the server is for the On-Pre version.

You can refer to my file below.

In recent versions, you can obtain this Launch.json setting directly from the Extension Management page.

More details: https://yzhums.com/62106/

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

ZHU

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@YUN ZHU: I changed it to Microsoft Cloud Sandbox. But, it still wouldn't download symbols. What else can I do?

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@JE-20081519-0 what error message do you receive in VSC?

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@Lubenheimer: "Could not download symbols". It asks me to review the VSC code file for details. I don't even know where that is.

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OussamaSabbouh 12,766 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello,

Your code is fine, the issue is your app.json versions.

Use:

"application": "26.0.0.0"

and remove "platform": "1.0.0.0".

Then download symbols again — it’ll work.

Regards,

Oussama Sabbouh

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Dear,

Change the name of the environment from sandbox to sandbox271

regards,

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Hi,

In your app.json file, just change the runtime version from 16.0 to 15.0, and then try to download symbols again. It will work.

Hope this helps.

Aman K

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