The question you have to ask when you decide to download the 2014 version of our products is: Which platform do I download? 32 bit or 64 bit? Most people with a 64 Bit OS will probably download the 64 bit version, but is this the correct choice? It may not be, depending on your […]
Tag: 64 bit
All SAPIEN Software will be 64 bit
With some of our smaller free tools, for example PrimalPad, we started creating 32 bit and 64 bit versions quite some time ago. There is no capacity reason for a text editor to be 64 bit, after all, your script probably won’t exceed 4 GB anytime soon. Users of our current versions know that, PrimalScript […]
PrimalScript 2012: What’s new? (Part 5)
As promised last time we take a look at the new version of the Object Browser in PrimalScript 2012. As soon as you click on the PowerShell node you will notice two things: It opens a LOT faster. PrimalScript 2012 loads its information from a cache rather than instantiating a slow starting copy of PowerShell. […]
PrimalScript 2011 and Windows 2003 Server (64 bit)
PrimalScript and PrimalForms 2011 make heavy use of the “sysnative” virtual folder to access 64 bit operating system tools and files. Under the 64 bit versions of Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP that virtual folder is not available by default. In order to ensure proper installation and operation we recommend that you install the […]
Feature Peek PrimalScript 2011: 32/64 bit debugging
You probably already guessed that we did not just stop with executing scripts in either 32 or 64 bit mode. Debugging your scripts in either environment is just as simple. With just the flick of a switch you can launch the 32 or the 64 bit debugger and run, step, examine and probe your variables […]
Feature Peek PrimalScript 2011: Bridging the gap, Part 3
Last time we learned how you can pre-determine where your script is executed by using meta-comments inside your code. While this third installment also deals with execution in either 32 or 64 bit environments, the main gap being addressed today is between script development and working in a shell. For us developer types, the use […]
Feature Peek 2011: Bridging the gap, Part 1
The question about a 64 bit version of PrimalScript has been raised a few times in our support forum. The question was, however, not really about what platform PrimalScript uses, but what platform the scripts run on. As software transitions from 32 to 64 bit you need a development environment that works on BOTH sides, […]
Moving to 64 bit: Running PowerShell files in 64 bit from PrimalScript 2009
Last time we looked at running VBScript files in 64 bit from within PrimalScript 2009. As you may recall, the only thing required was to provide a path to the 64 bit CScript.exe or WScript.exe and substituting “sysnative” for “system32”. The rest was all automatic. As I mentioned last time, PowerShell requires some extra work. […]
Moving to 64 bit: Running a 64 bit PowerShell console inside PrimalScript 2009
PrimalScript 2009 is a 32 bit application, so by default it uses the 32 bit version of PowerShell even on a 64 bit machine for the embedded console. If you are dealing with mostly 64 bit server software you may want to make the embedded shell use the 64 bit version of PowerShell. The default […]
New packaging options for PrimalScript 2009
As 64 bit Windows versions become more common, you need to deploy scripts automating 64 bit software as well as maintaining 32 bit versions of the same script. PrimalScript 2009 has always included a script packager that allowed you to wrap a variety of script types into 32 bit executables. With today’s service release (5.0.627) […]
