Follow @juneb_get_help There’s an old story about a man who is often seen about town walking beside his bicycle. He pushes it up hills and skips to keep pace with it as it rolls down hills. Finally, a woman approaches the man and asks him why he doesn’t just ride the bicycle? “I’m very busy,” […]
Introducing PowerShell HelpWriter 2015
The help system in Windows PowerShell is well known and much loved. But, it has been very difficult to create XML help files that comply with the PSMAML schema that the Get-Help cmdlet requires. Until now. Introducing PowerShell HelpWriter by SAPIEN Technologies, Inc., the first professional, fully featured help authoring studio for Windows PowerShell help. […]
The 2015s Have Arrived!
We are excited to announce that the 2015 versions of all of our software applications have arrived and are now available free of charge to all active 2014 subscription holders. Many of you will see that your submitted requests have been implemented in these new versions, so we hope that you enjoy all of the […]
New! Kindle Edition of Windows PowerShell 4.0 TFM
Windows PowerShell TFM, 4th Edition by Jason Helmick and Mike F. Robbins (SAPIEN Press 2014) is now available in both Kindle Edition and paperback from Amazon.com. This is a big win for eBook lovers, for our international friends, and for those of us who need a paperback by the laptop and a Kindle Edition for […]
Creating a GUI for CSV Data
Follow @juneb_get_help I often manage data in CSV files, typically data that originates in an Excel spreadsheet. The Import-Csv cmdlet, which creates custom objects from the contents of a CSV file, makes CSV data an optimal choice in Windows PowerShell. But, how do you manage CSV data in a Windows UI? PowerShell Studio offers several […]
SAPIEN Technologies MVPs for 2015 (Wave #2)
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce its second wave of MVPs for 2015. SAPIEN Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. It’s our way to recognize and show our appreciation for community members who promote our products and contribute to their improvement and success. Congratulations to the second wave of SAPIEN Technologies MVPs […]
Manage Errors in a GUI Application
Follow @juneb_get_help In a previous post, I talked about displaying output in a GUI application. But I really covered only the primary output of cmdlets. In this post, we’ll discuss some very basic strategies for detecting and displaying terminating and non-terminating errors in a GUI application. This is a critical topic. If you’re used to […]
SAPIEN Technologies MVPs for 2015
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce its first wave of MVPs for 2015. SAPIEN Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. It’s our way to recognize and show our appreciation for community members who promote our products and contribute to their improvement and success. Congratulations to the first wave of SAPIEN Technologies MVPs […]
SAPIEN MVP Program
SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce the introduction of the SAPIEN Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. It’s our way to recognize and show our appreciation for community members who promote our products and contribute to their improvement and success. How do I become a SAPIEN MVP? SAPIEN MVP candidates submit […]
Enumerated Types in Windows PowerShell 5.0
Follow @juneb_get_help [Update: The original post referred to “enums” as “enumerators” when, in fact, they are “enumerated types.” By contrast, enumerators allow you to process items one at a time. Many thanks to Windows PowerShell MVP Dave Wyatt (@msh_Dave) for the correction.] Enums have always been a part of Windows PowerShell, because they’re an important part […]
