As you may know both PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript support multiple versions of Windows PowerShell and allow you to switch between versions depending on what versions of PowerShell are installed. Supported Windows PowerShell Versions: V2, V3, V4 Note: V5 will be officially supported after its release. We do not offer support for preview versions. Side […]
New SAPIEN Update tool integrated into all 2015 products
With the release of the latest versions of the 2015 SAPIEN products we also integrated a new update tool. This new version will check for updates on all licensed and unexpired trial version of our products. It can download and install the updated versions without you going to your accounts page. If you need to […]
What’s new in PrimalScript 2015?
Our 2015 versions have been out for a while and most of you already know about some of the new features. But we want to make sure you don’t miss anything, so here is a brief recap. PrimalScript 2015 now has a PowerShell dialog editor If you create graphical user interfaces (GUI) in PowerShell all […]
Hidden … sort of: The Hidden Keyword in PowerShell Classes
The Hidden keyword hides properties and methods (and other members, like events) in a PowerShell class. When a member is hidden, you can still view and change it, but the Get-Member cmdlet doesn’t display it without the Force parameter and the hidden members are not available to auto-completion features, such as PrimalSense and IntelliSense. You […]
PowerShell Studio: Knowing when to use STA mode
Follow @SAPIENDavid Recently, on our forums, a user asked why certain controls didn’t function correctly or threw an error when he unchecked the STA option in PowerShell Studio. STA (Single Threaded Apartment) and MTA (Multi-Threaded Apartment) determine how a process manages legacy COM objects and their communication with multiple threads. I will not go into […]
Give us your real email address
We’re all justifiably nervous about privacy, both online and offline. We’re also trained to avoid advertising mailing lists, lest they fill our inbox with today’s latest sale on something we didn’t want in the first place. To dodge the ads, we often provide phony personal data, including phony email addresses, or email addresses to accounts […]
SAPIEN Ignite Pass Awarded to Jennyfer Rusnak
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is delighted to award a full conference pass for Microsoft Ignite 2015 to Jennyfer Rusnak, Senior Technical Support Engineer at Sundt Construction in Tempe, Arizona. Jennyfer took several classes from Don Jones, including an advanced class, and participated in the Advanced Division of the Windows PowerShell Scripting Games in 2013. She’s written […]
Troubleshooting Comment-Based Help
Follow @juneb_get_help A Windows PowerShell user group member recently came to me with a question about comment-based help in Windows PowerShell. It reminded me again that comment-based help is not as easy to use as you might think. Here are a few tips to help you avoid and fix obvious pitfalls. TIP: When testing help, […]
PowerShell Studio 2015 – What’s new?
The new version of PowerShell Studio is upon us. All major releases are included as a free upgrade for those with an active subscription. PowerShell Studio 2015 We worked hard on overhauling the parser and other internal systems so that we can implement your requested features and improve the overall editing experience in PowerShell […]
Parameter validation affects parameter variables
Follow @juneb_get_help In a Google+ discussion this week, Edi Prinz demonstrated an effect of the ValidationRange parameter attribute that surprised many of us. When you validate a parameter value, the validation rules are enforced on the parameter variable — and that enforcement persists on the variable for the entire function scope. For example, this function […]
