There are so many new things in Windows PowerShell that I often assume that I know the basics. But, while working on a project about modules, I ran into some new guidance from PowerShell developer Jason Shirk and a great blog post that demonstrates that information about variables in a TechNet topic about module manifests […]
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Open a SAPIEN Forum from PowerShell
UPDATE: Added a -Search parameter that searches all SAPIEN forums for the term that you specify and then opens the page with the results. Thanks to Prasoon V. Karunan for the contribution. I love helping people learn Windows PowerShell and SAPIEN products. I answer questions on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit (love the /r/powershell subreddit), Google+, Slack, email, […]
Inheritance in PowerShell Classes
If you’re learning about classes in Windows PowerShell 5.0, one of the first new concepts that you’ll encounter is inheritance. When you create a class that is based on another class, your new subclass or child class automatically gets the inheritable members (e.g. properties and methods) of the parent class or base class. Inheritance is […]
PowerShell Studio 2016: Custom PrimalSense
We’ve written a series of blog posts to introduce you to the newest features of PowerShell Studio 2016. In this blog, Part 4, we cover new customizable PrimalSense in PowerShell Studio 2016. But, there’s more: In Part 1, we review the new UI features, including our new dark themes. In Part 2, we introduce our […]
My First Form: New Videos for PowerShell GUI Beginners
Like most things, once you know the basics, it’s really easy to build GUI applications with Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Studio. And, like most things, it’s hard to learn the basics. We’re here to help. We just posted a two-part series of videos. You can watch them in any order. My First Form: Build a Simple […]
Which versions of PowerShell do you run?
The PowerShell team released Windows PowerShell 5.0 on Windows 10 last year and just re-released Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 for earlier versions of Windows. But, we know from years of experience that many people don’t upgrade their versions quickly. It takes time to get to know and trust a new version. In a large enterprise, it […]
PowerShell Studio 2016: What’s New? (Part 3)
PowerShell Studio 2016 is released! We’ve written a series of blog posts to introduce you to the newest features. In this blog, Part 3, we will look at some of the new editor features of PowerShell Studio 2016. But, there’s more: In Part 1, we review the new UI features, including our new dark themes. […]
PowerShell Studio 2016: What’s New? (Part 2)
PowerShell Studio 2016 is released! We’ve written a series of blog posts to introduce you to the newest features. In this blog, Part 2, we introduce our new debugging features, including variable and function breakpoints and improvements to the Variables pane. But, there’s more: In Part 1, we review the new UI features, including our […]
PowerShell Studio 2016 Released! – What’s New? (Part 1)
PowerShell Studio 2016 is released as part of the regular update cycle for our subscribers. We will cover all the new features in a series of “What’s New” articles. In this blog, Part 1, we introduce new UI features, including our new dark themes. But, there’s more: in Part 2, we introduce our new debugging features, […]
Finding PowerShell 5.0
Updates: We have updated this blog post to reflect these changes. Windows Management Framework 5.0 RTM, which includes Windows PowerShell 5.0 for systems earlier than Windows 10, is now released. Windows Management Framework 5.0 is now available in the Microsoft Update Catalog. There are some amazing new features of Windows PowerShell 5.0. Some of them, […]
