ABB Robotics VSCode Extensions — What's New (v0.0.6–0.0.8)

Hi everyone,

It’s been a few months since the initial release and the extensions have been growing steadily — we’re now past 800 installs on the Marketplace. Wanted to share a quick update on what’s landed since then.

**RAPID language support**

- Hover over any PROC, FUNC, VAR, PERS, or CONST to see its declaration inline, including any comments above it

- Go to Definition now works reliably in large codebases — no more 100-file cap

- Robot backup workspaces now show the task name on each RAPID task folder

**EGM and Force Control**

Full hover and autocomplete support for both modules — all 24 EGM and 55 Force Control instructions, functions, and data types are covered.

**EIO signal cross-reference**

Go to Definition on a signal name in a .mod file now jumps directly to its declaration in the .cfg configuration file.

**ABB AppStudio integration**

Right-click on .aspproj or .asppag files to open them directly in AppStudio — with a configurable path setting for different installed versions.

👉 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/publishers/abb-robotics-ecosystem

As always, feedback, bug reports, and contributions are welcome — just drop a message here or reach out directly.

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