One of the challenges you face while developing any PowerShell script is that modules that reside on your target platform are not available on your local computer. Just as an example, try installing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 modules on your 32 bit Windows XP/Vista/7/8 machine. It just won’t work. PrimalScript 2012 and SAPIEN PowerShell Studio 2012 […]
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Debugging PowerShell modules with PrimalScript 2012
The latest service build of PrimalScript 2012 (6.5.132) makes debugging modules a bit easier. If you are developing a script module you most likely already have a script that exercises the various cmdlets in your module. Just load that script and your psm1 file into PrimalScript, set your breakpoints and hit F5 with your module […]
Debugging multiple scripts with PrimalScript 2012
Debugging a simple script with a few lines is not a big deal, hit debug and step through it. Almost any PowerShell related editor can do that today. But what if you need to debug a complete system of scripts interacting with one another? This new service build of PrimalScript 2012 introduces the ability to […]
Get help for modules on other machines
When you develop scripts for other computers you don’t always have the luxury of installing the relevant modules on your own computer. In many cases they simply won’t install because you are running the wrong OS or don’t have some required server software running. Luckily the context sensitive help in PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio doesn’t […]
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PowerShell V2 Bug Introduced After Installing V3
As some of you may know, we are working on updating our products to support PowerShell V3 and have been running various tests to ensure our software functions correctly. During this testing process we stumbled upon a minor bug that was introduced into V2 after installing PowerShell V3 on Windows 7. As it turned out, […]
PowerShell V3 breakpoint bug
While we are adapting and verifying all our bits and pieces for PowerShell V3 and Windows 8, we sometimes stumble across little changes from PowerShell V2 behavior. Most of the time this is pretty simple and we can adapt our code to a new object or a change of where the information is located. Sometimes […]
Spotlight on the StatusStrip Control
The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PowerShell Studio 2012, details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Note: The StatusStrip control is only available for […]
WinForms Interactive Reference Guide for PowerShell
Not long ago we released the WinForms Control Reference for PowerShell. We have taken the Reference a step further by creating an interactive version! The Interactive Reference allows you to display help information by clicking on a control in the Toolbox: For those of you who like reading on paper, you have the option to […]
Join SAPIEN at PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte on Sept. 15
Join Alex Riedel, CTO at SAPIEN Technologies, in Charlotte, NC, for a full day of PowerShell-ness! PowerShell Saturday #2 will take place on September 15 and will bring together 200 developers, network administrators, and IT professionals for 15 intense sessions on hot PowerShell-related topics such as Windows 8, Sharepoint, SQL Server, and Exchange, among others. […]
