Even though I’ve been writing scripts for years, I find that I work in the Console Pane in PowerShell Studio 2014 almost as much as I work in the Editor Pane. I use the Console Pane to look up commands and syntax (Get-Command), test a parameter value, or work through the details of a pipeline […]
The PassThru Parameter: Gimme Output
I love to explain things in clear, simple terms. So, a few weeks ago, I tweeted a request for a Windows PowerShell concept that could use more explanation. Andy Fair (@ravensportal) from Oklahoma City asked for a clear explanation of the PassThru parameter. PassThru is frequently used and frequently ignored, so I’m taking him up […]
Adding Parameter Sets to a Function
Like many of you, I really live at the command line, because automation is more efficient than single actions. But, as the command line becomes more complex, we need tools to restore our efficiency. The complex syntax of parameter sets in functions is one of those cases. In this post, I learn to use the […]
June Blender Joins SAPIEN
For Immediate Release October 1, 2014 Contact: Ferdinand G. Rios, CEO, frios@sapien.com June Blender joins SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. Napa, California— October 1, 2014 — SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that June Blender is joining their staff as a Technology Evangelist effective today. June will be supporting the SAPIEN customer community with writing, blogging, […]
PowerShell Studio 2014: Editing Functions
We improved the Function Builder yet again! Man, when are you guys going to stop this? Never. With the 4.1.71 build of PowerShell Studio 2014, you now have the option to edit existing functions within the Function Builder! Ok cool, how do I edit my existing functions? Simple, you can edit existing functions using the […]
Friday 10/3 – SAPIEN store down for maintenance
The SAPIEN store (store.sapien.com) will be down for maintenance on Friday, October 3 from 12 pm to 5 pm PDT. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
PowerShell Studio 2014: UI Changes
In the latest build of PowerShell Studio 2014 (v4.1.71) we made some UI changes to the Ribbon. Particularly the Home tab of the Ribbon: The most notable change is to the Run group. We changed the run and debug icons and rearranged the menu buttons: We separated out the remoting commands into their own menu: […]
PowerRegEx 2014
Those of you who previously tried the community preview of PowerRegEx 2014 will notice that we made some significant changes to the tool. Here are some of the new features of PowerRegEx 2014 Ribbon Interface The first major change is the new ribbon interface: The ribbon interface makes it easier to access the application functions […]
SAPIEN Northern European tour begins
For the next two weeks, Ferdinand Rios, CEO of SAPIEN Technologies, will be touring northern Europe and speaking about Building PowerShell GUI Tool Solutions at various PowerShell User Groups. He will also be in attendance at the PowerShell Summit. Below is a schedule of his appearances: 1) Oslo Monday, Sept. 22nd, 2014 6:00 pm University of […]
ScriptMerge 2014 updated
ScriptMerge 2014 has been updated with the recent service releases of PrimalScript 2014, PowerShell Studio 2014 and VersionRecall 2014. Comparing the same files over and over again? You can use the new file groups function to open these compares quickly. Simply create a text file with your file pairs listed line by line: File1|File2 separated […]
