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Error when using plot() in VSCODE, Expected string vector of length 1 #1710

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@snotman

When using plot() function in R 4.6.0 via VSCODE, error returns:
Error: Expected string vector of length 1
See my code below, it's ok in R consoles, doesn't work in VSCODE.

R CODE

x<-seq(0,1,by=0.0001)
y<-dbeta(x,100,200)
plot(x,y)

output

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> x<-seq(0,1,by=0.0001)
> y<-dbeta(x,100,200)
> plot(x,y)
Error: Expected string vector of length 1

Environment
R 4.6.0
Version: 1.121.0 (user setup)
Commit: f6cfa2ea2403534de03f069bdf160d06451ed282
Date: 2026-05-19T11:51:53+02:00
Electron: 39.8.8
ElectronBuildId: 13870025
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

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