Applies to PowerShell Studio 2016, PrimalScript 2016, and later. I write lots of scripts — for production, for research, for testing, and for demonstrations. And, inevitably, I hit a bug. I’m actually relieved when I do, because no code is perfect and I’d rather find the bugs before my users do. In fact, I make […]
Giving a talk? PowerShell Studio Presentation Features
One of the best parts of the PowerShell community culture is the willingness of people at all levels of expertise to help others to learn. It acknowledges that we learn from each other all the time and pays backward and forward for help that others have given to us. So, there are many people giving […]
PowerShell Studio 2016: Service Release v5.2.118 and PSScriptAnalyzer
We released a new service build for PowerShell Studio 2016 (v4.2.118). Here’s what’s new: Support for PSScriptAnalyzer module PSScriptAnalyzer module is a community driven module that evaluates your PowerShell scripts and ensures they follow community approved best practices. http://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSScriptAnalyzer/ PowerShell Studio 2016 now allows you to run PSScriptAnalyzer directly from the ribbon (Tools->Analysis->Analyze […]
Exporting from Modules: A Reminder
There are so many new things in Windows PowerShell that I often assume that I know the basics. But, while working on a project about modules, I ran into some new guidance from PowerShell developer Jason Shirk and a great blog post that demonstrates that information about variables in a TechNet topic about module manifests […]
Distributing files with your packaged scripts
We get this question every week: Why can I not include my data files, secondary scripts, modules, other executables etc. with the packaged executable and have it unpack them when I run it? If you have been a SAPIEN customer for a few years you may remember that we had this feature in the packager […]
Open a SAPIEN Forum from PowerShell
UPDATE: Added a -Search parameter that searches all SAPIEN forums for the term that you specify and then opens the page with the results. Thanks to Prasoon V. Karunan for the contribution. I love helping people learn Windows PowerShell and SAPIEN products. I answer questions on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit (love the /r/powershell subreddit), Google+, Slack, email, […]
Inheritance in PowerShell Classes
If you’re learning about classes in Windows PowerShell 5.0, one of the first new concepts that you’ll encounter is inheritance. When you create a class that is based on another class, your new subclass or child class automatically gets the inheritable members (e.g. properties and methods) of the parent class or base class. Inheritance is […]
PowerShell Studio 2016: Custom PrimalSense
We’ve written a series of blog posts to introduce you to the newest features of PowerShell Studio 2016. In this blog, Part 4, we cover new customizable PrimalSense in PowerShell Studio 2016. But, there’s more: In Part 1, we review the new UI features, including our new dark themes. In Part 2, we introduce our […]
My First Form: New Videos for PowerShell GUI Beginners
Like most things, once you know the basics, it’s really easy to build GUI applications with Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Studio. And, like most things, it’s hard to learn the basics. We’re here to help. We just posted a two-part series of videos. You can watch them in any order. My First Form: Build a Simple […]
New Subscription Reinstatement Option
We here at SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. appreciate all of the feedback that our customers’ provide us, and work daily to meet requests that are brought to our attention. In the past, we have offered one renewal option for our customers. Our Subscription renewal window was no earlier than three months prior to the expiration and […]
