A good user interface will validate user input to ensure it is in the correct format. This may come in the form of simply checking if there is an entry for a field, such as a name or a more complex task such as validating an email address. Thankfully WinForms has built in mechanisms to […]
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PrimalForms CE Updated to Correct Version (v1.0.10)
It seems we had an old version of PrimalForms Community Edition on our servers instead of the current version (v1.0.10) that was announced in this blog: PrimalForms CE Update. So if you downloaded PrimalForms CE and it doesn’t have a start page, then you are running an old version. Please download the latest version of […]
Feature Peek 2011: PrimalForms – Form Templates
PrimalForms 2011 will ship with a number of predefined templates that will make things easier for you when creating a GUI for PowerShell. (Fig 1: When you create a new form, a list of templates will appear.) We know some of you will want to create your own reusable templates, so we implemented any […]
Announcing: PrimalForms 2011 – The Dedicated PowerShell Editor
Today we are officially announcing PrimalForms 2011. Some of you may have noticed vague mentions of PrimalForms in our previous Feature Peek 2011 blogs without explanation. So what is PrimalForms 2011? PrimalForms 2011 is a dedicated PowerShell editor which will replace PrimalForms 2009. This isn’t just a simple name change, it’s an evolutionary change. PrimalForms […]
PrimalForms 2009: Exported Script Formatting
In order to start the planning stages of the next version of PrimalForms, we decided to conduct a review the current version. After gathering user feedback on the subject, we concluded that the script formatting needed a makeover to make it easier for the users to read the final script. In order to address user […]
PrimalForms 2009: New Packager STA Mode
Last month’s service build included a new addition to PrimalForms 2009’s packager: STA Mode (Single Thread Apartment), which allows you to perform operations that may have previously failed, such as accessing Window’s Clipboard. Some of you may have attempted to use the Clipboard in your forms only to encounter issues within PowerShell. For example, if […]
Closing the Form: What you might expect and what really happens
Recently I was contacted by one of our PrimalForms users. He commented that the behavior of a script deviated from what he was expecting. He provided me with the following script block for the Button Click Event so that I could help clear up the confusion: $handler_button3_Click={ # Check that a logfile was specified. If […]
PrimalForms 2009: Integrated Help
PrimalForms 2009 features integrated help to assist users with their form scripting. This blog covers some of its features. Help Documentation: (Fig 1: Click on the Help button or press F1 key to access the help documentation.) PrimalForms allows users to access help on any panel or window simply by pressing the F1 key. Depending […]
PrimalForms 2009 goes beyond just a forms editor
We have a major service release this month for PrimalForms 2009. It features significant additions that take PrimalForms beyond just a forms editor. This service release (v1.1.0) includes the following: General PowerShell Script Editor PrimalForms 2009 is no longer limited to forms scripts. You now can create and edit your ps1 PowerShell scripts directly, making […]
Free PrimalForms tool for PowerShell released
We are pleased to announce that the free GUI builder tool for PowerShell is now available for download. Head on over to http://www.primaltools.com/freetools to get it. (Registrations with a valid email address is required) The tool works with PowerShell V1 and the current V2 CTP. Our very own Jeffery Hicks created some samples that are […]
