Over the course of the weeks since the release of VersionRecall 2014 we have received a number of questions. Here is a list of the most common ones and the answers to them. Question: Why do you not just submit a file each time it is modified? Answer: While developing scripts, most people frequently […]
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From script to server – Deploying solutions with PrimalScript 2014 (Part 2)
Last time we looked at the new packager options in PrimalScript 2014. You can find the article here: http://www.sapien.com/blog/2014/03/25/from-script-to-server-deploying-solutions-with-primalscript-2014-part-1 If you look at the deploy tab again, you see an installer group that was not an option in any of the previous PrimalScript versions This new feature allows you to wrap your scripts, packaged executables, […]
Microsoft Windows 8.1 breaks version API.
If we need to check what Windows version a PowerShell script run on, we usually use a statement like this: So imagine our surprise when we saw what happens when you run this as a script in PrimalScript: Instead of reporting the actual Windows version, it appears as if we are running in Windows 8 […]
PrimalScript 2014: VBScript gets a debug console
One of the many things on our users wish list was the ability to change variables while debugging. While we where looking to solve that, we also looked for a way to call functions while stopped at a breakpoint or execute any arbitrary code that may help facilitate testing and debugging. Since we already have […]
PowerShell Studio 2014: What New in the Designer?
In the previous article we mentioned the new Designer Tab: The new Designer tab helps make the GUI designer easier to discover and use. Each of the editing commands is spelled out and the Preview GUI button is more prominent. For those who are not familiar with the Preview command, it allows you to view […]
Activating Your New Subscription
[UPDATED: 8/15/2014] So, you just got a new subscription to a SAPIEN product. You’ve run the installer and you’ve launched the product and you were presented with a screen like this: Where do you go from here? Well, since you already have a subscription number, you can pretty much ignore the buttons on the top […]
From script to server – Deploying solutions with PrimalScript 2014 (Part 1)
If you take a look at the new 2014 version of PrimalScript you will discover a new tab on the ribbon interface: “Deploy” This tab combines three major stepping stones for deploying your scripting solutions: 1. The Script Packager that you all know from previous versions of PrimalScript. Of course this wouldn’t be much of […]
PowerShell.org: New tools in my toolbox
The Jason Helmick over at PowerShell.org wrote an interesting article about his PowerShell toolbox: New tools in my toolbox! In the article, he mentions PrimalScript, PowerShell Studio and VersionRecall 2014: “I’ve used PrimalScript for a very long time and I admit I’m a fan of SAPIEN Technologies. They have earned my respect over the years […]
PowerShell Studio 2014: What’s New?
PowerShell Studio 2014 has been released and there are a lot of new features and changes packed into this version. In this series, we will cover what’s new in the new version PowerShell Studio 2014. We Doubled the Bits! PowerShell Studio 2014 now comes in a 64 bit flavor! Does this mean the 64 bit […]
PrimalScript 2014: Introducing Restore Points
We have all done it. We started messing with code and changed it to the point where it just won’t work anymore. If you employ some kind of version control or backup you usually have some kind of previous version to save the day, but that really depends on how diligent you are with checking […]
