F# Interactive window does not support Console.Clear() etc.
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Feature Request
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Description
I would like to provide a simple console based progress bar for users running long running tasks in FSI. To do this I can clear the line and print the output. This works in normal FSI.exe console as well as in Ionide F# Interative Terminal but does not work in Visual Studio F# Interactive.
#### Repro steps
1. Send "System.Console.Clear()" to FSI
#### Expected behavior
FSI window is cleared.
#### Actual behavior
A System.IO.IOException is thrown.
#### Known workarounds
Using Visual Studio Code instead of Visual Studio
#### Related information
* Windows 10
* Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.8.5
* Visual F# Tools for F# 4.5 15.8.0.0
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