# Trouble setting up p5 in Visual Studio Code

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**Created:** [June 27, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-setting-up-p5-in-visual-studio-code/1324 "2018-06-27T22:47:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-setting-up-p5-in-visual-studio-code/1324/5 "2018-07-25T11:48:52Z")

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> [@Code 800A0404 issue](https://discourse.processing.org/t/code-800a0404-issue/2036/3):
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> Easiest & fastest recipe to run “.js” sketches under p5.js: running_man Install any Firefox-based browser in your OS and use it to open your “index.html” file: fox_faceInstall Notepad2 or Notepad++ (or both) in your OS and use it to type in your “sketch.js” file there: scroll[https://XhmikosR.GitHub.io/notepad2-mod/](https://XhmikosR.GitHub.io/notepad2-mod/)[https://Notepad-Plus-Plus.org](https://Notepad-Plus-Plus.org) You can setup those text editors to use UTF-8 and LF line endings for better compatibility. bulbHere’s my minimum “index.html” te…

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