Dynare Syntax

This VS Code extension enables syntax highlighting for Dynare files. MATLAB code within Dynare files is also highlighted. Note: This extension alone does not enable running your Dynare code in VS Code.

You can install this extension via the Visual Studio Marketplace.

The syntaxes/dynare.tmLanguage.json file was generated using Perplexity with Claude 3.5. Ongoing improvements are being made with the assistance of Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

NOTE: This extension is still under development. If you encounter any bugs, please create an issue.

Run Dynare in Terminal

1. Ensure MATLAB is installed on your system.

2. Verify MATLAB can run in headless mode:

   • Type matlab -nodesktop in the terminal or PowerShell
   • MATLAB's copyright information should appear in the terminal
   • If not, please add MATLAB's installation directory to the environment variable PATH, or replace matlab with the absolute path to your MATLAB installation

3. Run Dynare code in the terminal using:

   matlab -nodesktop -nosplash -r \"try, dynare <dynare filename>, catch error, disp(getReport(error,'extended')), exit(1), end, exit(0);\"
   

   Note: This command exits both Dynare and MATLAB upon code completion. Make sure to store the IRFs in your Dynare code, or alternatively use:

   matlab -nodesktop -nosplash -r \" dynare <dynare filename>;\"
   

4. For Code Runner integration, add the following to the executor map to use the run button:

   "dynare": "cd $dir && matlab -nodesktop -nosplash -r \"try, dynare $fileNameWithoutExt, catch error, disp(getReport(error,'extended')), exit(1), end, exit(0);\""