SAPIEN Technologies is pleased to announce that PrimalScript 2018 will support Git as a version control system starting with version 7.4.114. Support for VersionRecall will remain as well as support for MS SCCS API (Microsoft Source Code Control System API) based systems, for example Team Foundation Server. It is important to note that MS SCCS […]
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New Video – Creating PowerShell Windows Service with PrimalScript
The latest in our video series demonstrates how to to create a Windows Service to kill a Solitaire process using SAPIEN’s PrimalScript 2018. In this short video we show you how to build and install a PowerShell Windows Service, including: Create a Windows Service from a PowerShell Service Template Add the code from a custom […]
PrimalScript and PowerShell Studio featuring Axialis icons
Not too long ago we added a collection of icons to PrimalScript and PowerShell Studio to give you some more options for your packaged executable files: Stock Icons for your Script Packages We are very pleased to announce that we now include a good number of high quality and modern looking icons made by Axialis with […]
SAPIEN Technologies at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018
Last week I attended the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018 in Bellevue, Washington with SAPIEN Technologies Senior Software Engineer David Corrales. This was the first time I attended the event, and I’m glad I did. Quick Recap The attendance at this years summit tripled, bringing the total attendees to 365. With approximately 49 […]
Installing Windows Services Created with PowerShell
Last week we introduced a new PrimalScript template for Windows PowerShell which makes writing Windows Services much easier. In this article, we will show you how to use MSI Builder to create an installer for your Windows Services. We created the services packager engine to allow for self-install / uninstall of a service, but that […]
New Video – PrimalScript Command Window Option
The latest in our short video series demonstrates how to add command shell executables to PrimalScript using the Command Window option. In three minutes we show you how to: Setup PowerShell Core in PrimalScript Make PowerShell Core the active console window Test your PowerShell Core script You can follow the same steps to setup other […]
Stock Icons for your Script Packages
Occasionally we get a request to retrieve source code from a script packaged with PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio. One thing we noticed on those occasions is that the icon is almost always the default script package icon we supply with the products. We thought that you might like a little more variety for the icons […]
New PowerShell Service Template for PrimalScript 2018
PrimalScript 2018 supports advanced functionality for Windows services written in PowerShell and packaged with PrimalScript 2018 or PowerShell Studio 2018. While your old code will still work unmodified with this packager engine as it detects the presence of the new functions, it is a good idea to revamp your code to use the new template. […]
Custom Actions in PrimalScript 2018’s MSI Builder
Starting with PrimalScript 2018, version 7.4.111 you can define custom actions for your Windows Installers. A custom action is anything that can be executed from a command line. Most commonly you will probably use executable files or a PowerShell Script. Overview: Custom Actions for Windows Installers If you are not familiar with custom actions for […]
SAPIEN Tools – Setup WSL Bash with PowerShell Core in PrimalScript
In this blog post, we examine setting up WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) “Bash with PowerShell Core” in PrimalScript’s “Console Window” list. Prepare Bash File In order to open PowerShell Core in Linux, the bash shell needs to be open and pwsh should be run from the console. So, a bash file needs to be […]
