This is the fourth blog in a multi-part series about designing a Windows PowerShell script that will be packaged in an executable file. Passing Parameters to a Script in an Executable File explains how to use the special parsing features of PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript to make passing parameters easy for PowerShell users and authors. […]
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Spotlight on the Label Control
The Spotlight on Controls series describes the controls, that is, the objects in the System.Windows.Forms namespace, so you can use them effectively when building GUI apps in PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript. Each post focuses on one control and lists its most important properties, methods, and events, including the default event that PowerShell Studio adds to […]
Typing Enter Pushes a Button
As a beginner developer of PowerShell GUIs, I’m always looking for easy ways to make my simple applications more sophisticated and usable. One of the basic usability features in most applications is typing <Enter> in a textbox to invoke a function instead of clicking a Start, Go, or OK button. In this post, I’ll show […]
Adding auto-complete to an input textbox
Follow @juneb_get_help Well-designed user interfaces make it as easy as possible for the user to enter the right input in the right format. One of the most effective ways to help a user is to provide suggested input or automatically complete the input that the user begins to type. As a UI newbie, I thought […]
Customizing the Console
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 […]
Online and SPECIAL FORCES Training Registration Now Open
We’ve opened registration for all upcoming training. Details about online training at www.scriptinganswers.com/training/online Online training registration is at http://www.scriptingoutpost.com/c-25-scriptinganswerscom-online-classes.aspx; read the details first!!! Classes start in June. Fundamentals, Intermediate, and Advanced training is available. Details about live SPECIAL FORCES training for PowerShell is at www.scriptinganswers.com/training/ilt Registration for SPECIAL FORCES is at http://www.scriptingoutpost.com/p-18-special-forces-training-windows-powershell.aspx – again, read the […]
