how to run this code in VS F# Interactive?

Question

hi,

how to run this code in VS F# Interactive?

when i send it to F# interactive using Alt+Enter no things happened.

open System
let mutable names : string[] = Array.empty
let mutable continue1 = true
while continue1 do

    Array.Resize(&names,names.Length + 1)
    printf "Please enter name %d: " names.Length
    let name = Console.ReadLine()
    names.[names.Length - 1] <- name  
              
    printf "do you want to get more names?(y or n)"
    let answer = Console.ReadLine()

    if answer <> "y" then
        continue1 <- false
        printfn "\nArray Elements: %A" names
    printfn ""

Answer 1

<del>You need to tell FSI that you've finished this code fragment by typing two semicolons and then hitting Return.</del>

<del>It works quite happily when you do that.</del>

My bad , not reading the question in detail, but just pasting the code into the F# interactive console I always have open when reading the forum.

Answer 2

You don't need to terminate with ";;" when using Alt-Enter from Visual Studio.

I think it is the use of ReadLine(), see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8022512/how-to-read-user-input-using-f-interactive-in-visual-studio

Answer 3

thanks,

this problem is exist in new version of VS (2012 RC) still.

is a better graphical UI for F# interactive?