SAPIEN is back from TechEd 2011 in Atlanta, GA and what a great time we had!! Thanks to everyone who took the time to come by and see what we have to offer. One of the many things we came away with was the importance of user groups. These groups spark new ideas and encourage growth within the PowerShell […]
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Designing Charts for PowerShell
Recently a blog post titled Charting with PowerShell was brought to my attention. The blog article demonstrates how to create graphs in PowerShell using WinForms. After reading this article, I thought it would be much easier to have the option to visually design your charts instead of coding it by hand. Therefore in the last […]
Service Release (5/3/2011)
New versions of PrimalForms 2011, PrimalForms 2009, and PrimalSQL 2011 are available. Registered users can download the latest service builds from MySAPIEN. Release Notes: You can now design charts in PrimalForms 2011! Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is required. PrimalForms 2011 v2.0.3 – FIX: Margin Line Numbers now resize when the font size […]
PowerShell users getting the blues
PrimalScript 2011 hosts embedded Command and PowerShell consoles. One complaint we received was that the PowerShell console’s background was black rather than the familiar blue. We didn’t want to deprive PowerShell users of their wish for more color in their lives so we set the default to blue in service build 6.0.133. If you had […]
PowerShell Desktop Wallpapers
One of the unsung heroes on the SAPIEN Team is our graphic artist, Maricela. Whether you look at SAPIEN Press book covers, product icons, web graphics, splash screens in products, start page banners, box shots on the store or get a flyer at a tradeshow, you can be certain she created whatever graphics are involved. […]
Tic Tac Plebius: A PowerShell Game
In order to celebrate the release of PrimalForms 2011, I’m releasing a game I created called: Tic Tac Plebius Just as the name suggests, the game is based on Tic Tac Toe, but with a SAPIEN twist. For those of you who are not familiar with Plebius, he is our beloved Super Scripting Monkey mascot. […]
PrimalForms CE Update
A new version of PrimalForms Community Edition has been released! This update includes a snazzy new start page that contains the recently opened file list and our news feed: Get the latest version from http://downloads.sapien.com/.
Feature Peek PrimalScript 2011: Debugging with arguments
Many of the scripts you develop use command line arguments to specify data that needs to be passed to the script. In a production environment these parameters usually change for each invocation of a script. For debugging however most developers use a fixed set of test parameters for any given script, which allows you to […]
Feature Peek PrimalForms 2011: Debugger
You saw PrimalScripts 2011’s new PowerShell debugger and now its time to show you the same debugger in PrimalForms 2011. Multi-Platform Support Since PrimalForms 2011 shares the same debugger as PrimalScript, it also supports 32 bit & 64 bit script execution with the option to elevate. Variables Pane View all the session variables and their […]
Feature Peek PrimalScript 2011: New PowerShell Debugger
The PowerShell debugger has been completely rewritten for PrimalScript 2011. Many of the new features are the direct result of requests from you, our users: – The way the debugger executes your script makes sure that all open files are closed, regardless where and when you stop debugging. – You can debug in 32 and […]