We released a new service build of PowerShell Studio 2016 (v5.2.124)! Here’s what’s new: High DPI Support We have added high DPI support to PowerShell Studio’s UI. Those of you who previously ran PowerShell Studio on a high DPI monitor (Windows 10 in particular) probably noticed that the application appeared fuzzy. The fuzzy appearance […]
Category: Windows PowerShell
Using a ModuleSpecification Object
With the advent of side-by-side module versions in Windows PowerShell 5.0, the lovely, but obscure ModuleSpecification object has become your new best friend. Use it to make sure that the commands and module that you use are the ones that you intend. Using ModuleSpecification Let’s start with an example. I want to get the Expand-Archive […]
Which PowerShell Versions are Users Running?
In March 2016, SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. posted a survey asking users and administrators which versions of Windows PowerShell they’re running. We got 148 responses by the April 8 when we closed the survey. This blog post reports the findings. While reading them, please keep in mind that this is not a statistically valid survey. We […]
How to Pass Parameters to a Pester Test Script
Applies to Pester 3.4.0 Like any Windows PowerShell script, a script that contains Pester tests can include parameters. It’s easy enough to run the script and pass parameters and values in the usual way. But, when you use Invoke-Pester to run the script, you need to pass the parameters in a hash table. This blog […]
Invoke-Pester: Running Selected Tests
Applies to: Pester 3.4.0 In How to Run Pester Tests, I talked about the different places that you can put your Pester days and the different ways to run them, including, but not limited to, the Invoke-Pester function. Today, I’ll talk about the parameters of Invoke-Pester function that let you determine which tests run. Next, […]
How to Run a Pester Test
Applies to: Pester 3.4.0 When you crack open the Pester module, you find the New-Fixture function, which creates a script and test file pair, and the Invoke-Pester function, which runs Pester tests. But New-Fixture is not the only way to create a Pester test and Invoke-Pester is not the only way to run a test. […]
Use PSScriptAnalyzer in PowerShell Studio
Applies to: Windows PowerShell 3.0 and later PSScriptAnalyzer 1.1.0 and later PowerShell Studio 5.2.118 and later PowerShell Studio has long supported best practices in Windows PowerShell, including running and debugging without profiles, avoiding cmdlet and parameter aliases (right-click\Expand to cmdlet, Expand all aliases: Ctrl+Shift+A), using consistent formatting to make maintenance and debugging easier, and using […]
How to Write About Help for your Module
Since installing PowerShell 5.0, I’ve been using the PowerShellGet cmdlets to install and examine many of the new modules on PowerShell Gallery. Unfortunately, this is often quite a chore. While many have some help for cmdlets, few have an About topic that tells me how to use the cmdlets together to solve real-world problems. And, […]
Setting Conditional Breakpoints
Applies to PowerShell Studio 2016, PrimalScript 2016, and later. I write lots of scripts — for production, for research, for testing, and for demonstrations. And, inevitably, I hit a bug. I’m actually relieved when I do, because no code is perfect and I’d rather find the bugs before my users do. In fact, I make […]
Giving a talk? PowerShell Studio Presentation Features
One of the best parts of the PowerShell community culture is the willingness of people at all levels of expertise to help others to learn. It acknowledges that we learn from each other all the time and pays backward and forward for help that others have given to us. So, there are many people giving […]
