A new feature in PrimalForms 2011 is the Database Browser which makes creating queries in PowerShell GUIs as easy as 1, 2, 3: Click here to view a video of the Database Browser! 1. Create a Database Connection or open an existing connection Fig 1: Create New Database Connection button 2. Use the Database Browser […]
Category: Windows PowerShell
RSEE now supports PowerShell
With this month’s service release for PrimalScript 2009 (build 631) we included an updated version of the RSEE (Remote Script Execution Engine) service. The new version is now available in 32 and 64 bit and can execute PowerShell scripts remotely. It is important to note that you cannot mix the new PrimalScript build with older […]
Export-CSV, now what?
PowerShell 2.0 has added the ability to export and import objects and store them as CSV files. CSV (Comma Separated Values) files have been a common file format since they where first used around 1967 on IBM mainframes and have been in constant use since then. If you need to edit CSV files most people […]
Your output may vary
While I was testing the new PowerShell enabled RSEE service, I used one of the many files our users send us to illustrate one thing or another or to report a bug. Using real world script files rather than some “clean” in-house samples makes for a better test as far as I am concerned. (Disclaimer: […]
Microsoft Scripting Guys showing PrimalForms Community Edition
The Scripting Guys over at Microsoft have started a series on how to use PrimalForms Community Edition for various tasks. Have a look at their first installment here: http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/2010/03/01/hey-scripting-guy-march-1-2010.aspx Make sure to give Ed Wilson a shout if you like it and if there are any specific items you would like to see covered.
iPowerShell v.2 now available in Apple app store.
iPowerShell v.2 is finished and is now available at the Apple app store (iTunes link) for download. Don’t know what iPowerShell is? iPowerShell is an easy to use reference tool for users of Microsoft’s PowerShell scripting language for use on the iPhone or iPod Touch. It contains full descriptions of each and every core PowerShell […]
New packaging options for PrimalScript 2009
As 64 bit Windows versions become more common, you need to deploy scripts automating 64 bit software as well as maintaining 32 bit versions of the same script. PrimalScript 2009 has always included a script packager that allowed you to wrap a variety of script types into 32 bit executables. With today’s service release (5.0.627) […]
PrimalForms 2009: The Packager and Command line Arguments
Per forum request, this blog provides examples of how to access the packager’s command line arguments as well as provide some useful functions to parse the contents. These examples apply to PrimalForms 2009’s Packager and as well as PrimalScript 2009’s packager. The package’s script host provides a convenient string variable named $CommandLine. This variable contains […]
Windows PowerShell 2.0 eBook ready for purchase and download
SAPIEN Press’ Windows PowerShell 2.0:TFM eBook by Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks is ready for purchase and download on ScriptingOutpost.com. This book is a major update to the best selling Windows PowerShell 1.0:TFM, the first PowerShell book available. Don and Jeff have updated their opus to include every nook and cranny of PowerShell 2.0. Check […]
How safe are my scripts in PrimalScript/PrimalForms packages?
This is a question that has come up a lot lately. Our Script Packager used in PrimalScript 2009 and PrimalForms 2009 stores the scripts and additional data files encrypted and in some cases, compressed inside the executable.Some formats create temporary files and use the original Windows tool to run a script; others execute directly from […]
