F8 selection on code
See original GitHub issueSystem Details
- Operating system name and version: Windows 10 Latest version
 - VS Code version: 1.12.2
 - PowerShell extension version: 1.0
 - Output from 
$PSVersionTable: PSVersion 5.1.15063.296 PSEdition Desktop PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…} BuildVersion 10.0.15063.296 CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000 WSManStackVersion 3.0 PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3 SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1 
Copy / paste the below commands into the PowerShell Integrated Terminal, and paste the output here
code -v
1.12.2
19222cdc84ce72202478ba1cec5cb557b71163de
$pseditor.EditorServicesVersion
Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
1      0      0      0
code --list-extensions --show-versions
AdamCaviness.theme-monokai-dark-soda@0.0.5
akamud.vscode-theme-onelight@1.3.2
anoff.theme-monokai-light@1.0.3
DougFinke.vscode-PSStackoverflow@0.0.2
dustinsanders.an-old-hope-theme-vscode@2.0.0
formulahendry.code-runner@0.6.16
gerane.Theme-monokai-best@0.0.2
jmrog.vscode-nuget-package-manager@1.1.3
karyfoundation.theme-karyfoundation-themes@12.0.0
Kipters.codeshell@0.2.2
ms-vscode.csharp@1.9.0
ms-vscode.PowerShell@1.0.0
remcoros.startanyshell@0.3.1
robertohuertasm.vscode-icons@7.7.0
$PSVersionTable
As Above
Issue Description
When highlighting more than one line of PowerShell code in VS Code and pressing F8, the integrated console try to run each line separately. So i have to save the code in a file and run the file from the prompt.
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Issue Analytics
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 - Created 6 years ago
 - Comments:11 (1 by maintainers)
 
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Hey Graham, check your keybindings and see if you have F8 bound to
workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText. If so, remove that binding so that the PowerShell extension’sPowerShell.RunSelectionbinding gets used.No problem Graham!