Looks like the SAPIEN February sale is in full effect on www.ScriptingOutpost.com: Several items are reduced to 50% off with purchase of any edition of PrimalScript. Deals include: Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI (my original VBScript book) Windows XP Pocket Reference There are four video training titles available, too: Advanced VBScript HTAs for Windows Administrators […]
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PrimalScript Build 532 Released
Who says there?s no such thing as a free lunch? While SAPIEN?s service releases for PrimalScript are usually used to correct bugs or make minor tweaks to functionality (mainly in response to user feedback), we sometimes feel the need to go all-out and incorporate fairly significant new functionality. PrimalScript 4.1, build 532, is just such a service release.
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[UPDATE] Nail your eyes to this blog…
For the past few years, SAPIEN has done some kind of “New Year’s Blowout” special product promotion. I think one year we sold PrimalScript Standard for 99 bucks or something, for example, which is almost half off (and it was eligible for the cross-edition upgrade price to Pro, to boot). Usually, the sale runs all day on January 1st only. …
UPDATED: Happy Holidays – Here’s Our Free Scripting Gift To You!
Happy Holidays from SAPIEN Technologies! In celebration of the season, we’d like to offer you a special gift: A free sampler pack of Snippets to add into PrimalScript (or use independently, if you prefer – they’re just text files)! This 47-Snippet sampler pack includes snippets for VBScript, Windows PowerShell, KiXtart, and even HTAs, and normally retails for $50.00. But if …
More Holiday Freebies For You!
As if giving away Snippets wasn’t enough, we’re now offering you a free iPod Shuffle. All you have to do is pick up the world’s best script development environment: PrimalScript 4.1 Enterprise. Or, learn to use VBScript to automate Windows administration by buying the ScriptingAnswers.com University Full Set. Either way, a specially-engraved iPod Shuffle will be yours …
PrimalScript 4.1 – Released!
SAPIEN Technologies today announced the release of PrimalScript 4.1, the latest version of their award-winning universal script environment. Along with significant new features for VBScript, Web, and XML development, 4.1 includes comprehensive new support for Windows PowerShell? the new Windows command line shell and scripting language released today by Microsoft Corporation.
Windows PowerShell Snippets now Available
As we gear up to the release of Windows PowerShell v1.0, we’re pleased to announce the release of a new Snippets pack for SAPIEN PrimalScript. This pack is designed to make Windows PowerShell scripting easier and faster by providing 30+ Snippets that handle tough or common tasks from Windows PowerShell scripting. For example, one group of Snippets makes database scripting …
Live Syntax checking – now for PowerShell!
We’ve blogged previously about PrimalScript 4.1’s live syntax checking for VBScript and JScript. Well, we’ll be adding that same feature to Windows PowerShell, too! As shown in the attached photo, certain syntax errors in PowerShell scripts can be caught, identified, and highlighted for you as you type – helping you catch bugs before they occur! PrimalScript 4.1 launches in just …
PrimalScript 4.1 – Feature/Edition Lineup Announced
We’re pleased to announce the official list of “which new features will be in which editions” for PrimalScript 4.1. As you may know, we’ve been announcing new features in this blog and on the PrimalScript 4.1 Preview Center, although to date we have not announced which ones will be included in specific editions of the product. Please note that if you’re after a particular feature, but currently own a lesser edition of PrimalScript 4.0
VBScript and JScript help, too!
Although PrimalScript 4.1’s release date is fast approaching, we have our dev team busy trying to incorporate VBScript and JScript help, too, in the same way the new PowerShell help works: Position your cursor over a language keyword, press F1, and see the help in the output pane’s “Help” tab. As with PowerShell help, we’ll evaluate users’ opinions of this …
