In the PowerShell Studio: Enable and Disable Groups of Controls article we discussed how you can enable or disable group of controls by setting the parent control’s Enable property. Now we will look at other properties that have a similar trickle down effect, but work fundamentally in a different fashion. For example, if you change […]
Tag: PrimalForms
Jazz up your VBScripts with PowerShell and Windows Forms
Sure, you are supposed to write all new scripts in PowerShell. Some say you can replace any VBScript with a single line in PowerShell. But the truth is, many of you still have to maintain, develop and debug scripts written in VBScript. Some of our customers also have to maintain VBScript or JScript files that […]
PowerShell Studio: Enable and Disable Groups of Controls
If you follow the Spotlight on Controls series you might be familiar with the Enable property that is shared by all WinForms controls. This property allows you to disable controls so they no longer can be interacted with. For example, after pressing a button that triggers a Job, it is necessary to disable the button […]
WinForms Interactive Reference Guide for PowerShell
Not long ago we released the WinForms Control Reference for PowerShell. We have taken the Reference a step further by creating an interactive version! The Interactive Reference allows you to display help information by clicking on a control in the Toolbox: For those of you who like reading on paper, you have the option to […]
WinForms Control Reference for PowerShell
We are happy to release the “WinForms Control Reference for PowerShell” guide. This guide provides you with a quick reference for the WinForm controls in PowerShell Studio. The document contains a list of all the important properties, methods, and events that you should be familiar with when creating GUIs in PowerShell. How can I […]
PowerShell Studio: Creating Responsive Forms
When working with GUIs you may have noticed that the Form can freeze when running long scripts. Previously I discussed how to make your loops more responsive in this article, but not every long script comes in the form of a loop. If you truly want to make your forms responsive, you will need to […]
Service Release (4/10/2012)
New versions of PrimalScript, PowerShell Studio, PrimalSQL, PrimalXML, PrimalForms and ChangeVue are available. Registered users can download the latest service builds from MySAPIEN. Release Notes: 2012 Versions: PrimalScript 2012 v6.5.125 – VBScript debugger fails on 32 bit only machines– “Search again” renamed to “Repeat last search”– Encoding displayed for embedded VBScript file in WSF– Erroneous […]
PowerShell Studio 2012: What’s New? (Part 5)
Last time we looked at the new script editor features. Now we will take a look at the new Function Explorer as well as other additions. Function Explorer The new Function Explorer displays a list of all the functions and events within the current script file: If you are working within a Project, the available […]
PowerShell Studio 2012: What’s New? (Part 4)
Last time we looked at the new Control Sets. Now we will take a look at the new Script Editor features: Improved Syntax Coloring PowerShell Studio 2012 now colors cmdlet and functions parameters: Convert Cmdlet & Aliases Using the Context Menu or the Keyboard Shortcut you can convert your Cmdlets and Aliases. You can also […]
PowerShell Studio 2012: What’s New? (Part 3)
Last time we looked at the new Styles. Now we will take a look at the next major designer feature: Control Sets Control Sets are essentially custom controls that you can drag and drop from the Toolbox Panel into the designer like any other ordinary form control. They are made up of either single or […]
