In March 2016, SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. posted a survey asking users and administrators which versions of Windows PowerShell they’re running. We got 148 responses by the April 8 when we closed the survey. This blog post reports the findings. While reading them, please keep in mind that this is not a statistically valid survey. We […]
Tag: Windows PowerShell
How to Pass Parameters to a Pester Test Script
Applies to Pester 3.4.0 Like any Windows PowerShell script, a script that contains Pester tests can include parameters. It’s easy enough to run the script and pass parameters and values in the usual way. But, when you use Invoke-Pester to run the script, you need to pass the parameters in a hash table. This blog […]
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 […]
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 […]
Is there a PSEdit for PowerShell Studio?
My friend, Thom Schumacher, who has been leading the Arizona PowerShell User Group for the past few months, is getting to know PowerShell Studio. Like many of us, he came to PowerShell Studio from PowerShell ISE, so he looks for the “ISE way” to do things in PowerShell Studio. “How do I use PSEdit in […]
Using Prefixes to Prevent Command Name Collision
In January, I had the honor of presenting to the Mississippi PowerShell User Group (MSPSUG). I’ve known the organizers, Mike Robbins and Rohn Edwards for years, and truly respect them. The PSUG is online-only, which makes it a challenge for presenters, but they attract a very sophisticated audience, so my talks there are really conversations. […]
Running PowerShell Scripts: Survey Results
We’re always evaluating the best, easiest, and most efficient ways to write, run, and publish Windows Powershell scripts and modules. But, our starting point is always how people work now. We were curious about how PowerShell scripters, including managers, ran scripts, and how their employees ran scripts written for them. To gather this information, […]
iPowerShell Pro adds support for iOS 9 Features
SAPIEN has just released another update to iPowerShell Pro, its iOS-based PowerShell editor and remote connectivity tool. With this update, we focussed primarily on iOS 9 compatibility. iPad Multi-Tasking iPowerShell Pro is now a good citizen in the iPad multi-tasking community. If you’re using an iPad running iOS 9, you can split the screen and […]
Spotlight on the Label Control
The Spotlight on Controls series describes the controls, that is, the objects in the System.Windows.Forms namespace, so you can use them effectively when building GUI apps in PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript. Each post focuses on one control and lists its most important properties, methods, and events, including the default event that PowerShell Studio adds to […]
Displaying Help for a Script in an Executable File
This is the third blog in a multi-part series about designing a Windows PowerShell scripts that will be packaged in an executable file. Passing Parameters to a Script in an Executable File explains how to use the special parsing features of PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript to make passing parameters easy for PowerShell users and authors. […]
