As a beginner developer of PowerShell GUIs, I’m always looking for easy ways to make my simple applications more sophisticated and usable. One of the basic usability features in most applications is typing <Enter> in a textbox to invoke a function instead of clicking a Start, Go, or OK button. In this post, I’ll show […]
Category: PowerShell Studio
Software Activation Issues?
We have recently discovered an issue with our software activation system. If your username or password contains asterisks (*) and apostrophes (‘), your activation might fail with the following error: We are working to remedy this situation. In the meantime, please take a moment to check your SAPIEN account username (ID) and password for asterisks […]
PowerShell GUIs: Where do I start?
Follow @juneb_get_help I’ve been using Windows PowerShell since the very first version of Monad in 2005, but PowerShell-based applications with a graphic user interface (GUI) are a whole new world. Instead of thinking of cmdlets and parameters or properties and methods, you need to think in object events. And because there’s no console with .ps1xml-directed […]
PowerShell Studio 2015: Service Release with PowerShell V5 Support
We are happy to announce the release of the latest service build of PowerShell Studio 2015 (v4.2.89). You will find that this service build is pack with new features and enhancements. We listened to your feedback and strived to improve your user experience and productivity. We also made improvements to PowerShell Studio’s memory usage and […]
Convince My Manager! PowerShell Studio 2015 Killer Features
Follow @juneb_get_help PowerShell scripters often send us requests for help and post them on our busy forums. None hits home with me like a request for help convincing a cash-strapped IT manager that they should buy professional tools, like PowerShell Studio, for their staff, because I’ve been in the same position. Importantly, this question almost […]
PowerShell Studio 2015: Enhancements for Debugging
In the last service release v4.2.86 we introduced some new enhancements to help improve your debugging experience. New Variables Panel Context Menu We added a new context menu to the Variables Panel that allows you to: Add To Watch – Adds the selected variable to the Watch Panel. Query in Debug Console – Runs […]
Why does this button close my form?
Have you ever copied a button and found that when a user presses it, the form closes immediately afterwards? We are here to answer: Why does this button close my form? The reason the form closes is that the Button control’s DialogResult property is set to a value other than None. This property tells the […]
PowerShell Studio 2015 – Updated Control Sets
In the v4.2.85 service release of PowerShell Studio 2015, we updated a few of the predefined control sets. Updated Control Sets: Button – Run Process now includes the Process Tracker framework, so you no longer have to include the Form – Process Tracker control set. Button – Start Job now includes the Job Tracker […]
PowerShell Studio 2015 – Editing Script Parameters
If you have used PowerShell Studio’s Function Builder chances are probably you wished it could edit your script parameters. Now it can. With the v4.2.85 service release of PowerShell Studio 2015 we introduced the new Parameter Builder. Parameter Builder: Those familiar with the Function Builder will recognize the similarities between the two tools, with the […]
SAPIEN Update service bulletin
Recently we introduced a new SAPIEN software update tool, which makes it easier to directly download and install SAPIEN software updates. The tool also updates itself when there is a newer version of the update tool. Unfortunately on some machines that may have caused that process to get stuck, because the file may now be […]
