how do I make Intellisense work for F# in VS2008?

Question

I am using VS Team System 2008 version 9.0.21022.8 RTM, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

I get C# and VB.NET Intellisense, but not for F# May 2009 CTP.

UPDATE July 7th, 2009

I am installing VS 2008 SP1, maybe it is better than reinstalling VS 2008 from scratch.

Answer 1

Might you have run into this problem? (Note, though the title says XAML, the article also indicates that it breaks F# intellisense.)

I have also read that uninstalling and reinstalling F# fixed the problem.

Answer 2

If you installed F# via the MSI Installer file (vs. the .zip install), all that's required is that you have the correct extension on your file: .fs, .fsx, or .fsi.

You can tell if the F# Visual Studio components were installed correctly by going to the Help -> About Microsoft menu option. You should see Microsoft Visual F# in the list of installed products. If you don't see it there, it wasn't installed correctly and that's likely why you're not getting intellisense.

Answer 3

There is no need to reinstall to fix this problem. Installing the VS 2008 Service Pack 1 fixed Intellisense.