In order to start the planning stages of the next version of PrimalForms, we decided to conduct a review the current version. After gathering user feedback on the subject, we concluded that the script formatting needed a makeover to make it easier for the users to read the final script. In order to address user […]
Category: Windows PowerShell
PrimalForms 2009: OnApplicationLoad Function
Recently on the forums we had a user who wanted to know why he couldn’t initialize the form controls within the OnApplicationLoad function. Seeing how this can result in some confusion, we would like to elaborate on the subject. The purpose of OnApplicationLoad is to initialize any dependencies necessary for your form script to run, […]
PowerShell 2.0 and the missing debugging API
Anyone who has been hosting the PowerShell engine has eagerly anticipated the release of PowerShell 2.0 and the promised debugger API. The problem is though, that there isn’t much of an API. Sure, there is a Debugger object in the Runspace class, where you can sign up for debugger events, like breakpoints having been updated […]
PowerShell modules and PrimalScript’s Object Browser
The next service build of PrimalScript 2009 (5.0.622) will show registered modules in the object browser under the PowerShell node. Modules have not to be loaded by default to show in the browser, just like snapins they load on demand when you expand a node. This allows you to browse the registered modules on your […]
Extending PrimalSense for external PowerShell snapins
Getting PrimalSense for a COM object that you didn’t have installed on your development machine is fairly simple: Copy the TLB file (type library) to you machine, associate it to a progid and you are all set. With PowerShell Cmdlets it is not quite that easy. Say you have to use a snapin that is […]
Free Windows PowerShell ebook
With the recent release of Windows PowerShell v.2 and the immanent publication of our well regarded Windows PowerShell v.2 TFM book by Don Jones and Jeff Hicks, SAPIEN is releasing our Windows PowerShell v.1 TFM eBook as a FREE download to the public. Even though this eBook is for version 1 of PowerShell, the book […]
Congratulations to the November Survey Winners
Congratulations to the winners from our November survey: Jerry LaMonte Paul Rogers David Hoffman These gentlemen will receive a copy of our new SAPIEN Press PowerShell V2 book. Click here to find out more. Please keep your eyes peeled for the SAPIEN year-end survey with bigger and more prizes.
PrimalForms 2009: New Packager STA Mode
Last month’s service build included a new addition to PrimalForms 2009’s packager: STA Mode (Single Thread Apartment), which allows you to perform operations that may have previously failed, such as accessing Window’s Clipboard. Some of you may have attempted to use the Clipboard in your forms only to encounter issues within PowerShell. For example, if […]
Powershell Help 2.0 Community Edition
Our Powershell Help tool has been a favorite download for quite some time now. The built-in help command in the Powershell console is helpful if you need just some quick lookup, but for browsing and reading the console just isn’t good enough. The CHM file Microsoft released is a pretty nice graphical way of getting […]
He Gets Around!
CEO Ferdinand Rios is off to Columbus Ohio to speak at The Central Ohio PowerShell user group on 11/12/2009 at 6:30pm. Location: 1275 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212 phone: 614-675-3711 They will be discussing PowerShell Profiles. Dr. Rios will be presenting PrimalForms and how to create GUI interfaces in PowerShell. If you are in the […]
