F# "Visual Studio Code" XmlProvider not defined - f#

Question

Compile error:
FSharp.Data.XmlProvider not defined
Windows 10
Visual Studio Code 1.19 64bit
F# 4.0
f# console app targeting framework .netcoreapp2.0
I get an error when trying to use the XmlProvider. Documentation indicates FSharp.Core.dll should support it. Build log indicates fsharp.core.dll being used
is C:\Users\KAUBUCHON.nuget\packages\fsharp.core\4.2.3\lib\netstandard1.6\FSharp.Core.dll
instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\F#\4.1\Framework\v4.0\FSharp.Core.dll.
My fsproj does not refernce the .nuget\packages... - any ideas? Did configure my environment incorrectly?
sample code below - type definition of XmlProvider fails
open System
open System.Xml.Linq
open FSharp.Data
module main =
[<Literal>]
let xmlsample = """
<Customers>
<Customer name="ACME">
<Order Number="123">
<OrderLine Item="widget"/>
</Order>
</Customer>
</Customers>"""
type inputXml = XmlProvider<xmlsample>
[<EntryPoint>]
let main argv =
printfn "Hello World from F#!"
0 // return an integer exit code

Answer 1

Follow this one: https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp/issues/3303
1) Add fsc.props
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project>
<!-- Type providers currently can't run inside the .NET Core 2.0 hosted compiler, see https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp/pull/3658#issuecomment-334773415 -->
<PropertyGroup>
<IsWindows Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'">true</IsWindows>
<IsOSX Condition="'$([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::IsOSPlatform($([System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform]::OSX)))' == 'true'">true</IsOSX>
<IsLinux Condition="'$([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::IsOSPlatform($([System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform]::Linux)))' == 'true'">true</IsLinux>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsWindows)' == 'true' AND Exists('C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\F#\4.1\Framework\v4.0\fsc.exe')">
<FscToolPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\F#\4.1\Framework\v4.0</FscToolPath>
<FscToolExe>fsc.exe</FscToolExe>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsOSX)' == 'true' AND Exists('/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/fsharpc')">
<FscToolPath>/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands</FscToolPath>
<FscToolExe>fsharpc</FscToolExe>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsLinux)' == 'true' AND Exists('/usr/bin/fsharpc')">
<FscToolPath>/usr/bin</FscToolPath>
<FscToolExe>fsharpc</FscToolExe>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
2) Add <Import Project="fsc.props" /> to your fsproj as subnode of the Project element:
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="fsc.props" />
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="Program.fs" />
</ItemGroup>