The latest in our video series demonstrates how to to create a Windows Service to kill a Solitaire process using SAPIEN’s PrimalScript 2018. In this short video we show you how to build and install a PowerShell Windows Service, including: Create a Windows Service from a PowerShell Service Template Add the code from a custom […]
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Installing Windows Services Created with PowerShell
Last week we introduced a new PrimalScript template for Windows PowerShell which makes writing Windows Services much easier. In this article, we will show you how to use MSI Builder to create an installer for your Windows Services. We created the services packager engine to allow for self-install / uninstall of a service, but that […]
Custom Actions in PrimalScript 2018’s MSI Builder
Starting with PrimalScript 2018, version 7.4.111 you can define custom actions for your Windows Installers. A custom action is anything that can be executed from a command line. Most commonly you will probably use executable files or a PowerShell Script. Overview: Custom Actions for Windows Installers If you are not familiar with custom actions for […]
Introducing the MSI Wizard
Both PrimalScript 2014 and PowerShell Studio 2014 will have to ability to create Windows Installer files (MSI) for your scripts, modules or packaged executables. It works pretty straightforward; put the files you want to install into a folder, enter some additional settings and mucho presto you have an installer. As we previously pointed out, this […]
