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You wanted to know what's new in the 2011 versions of PrimalScript and PrimalForms. Please check out the brochures we created here: http://www.sapien.com/assets/pdf/ReasonsToUpgradeToPrimalScript2011.pdf and here: http://www.sapien.com/assets/pdf/ReasonsToUpgradeToPrimalForms2011.pdf   These will tell you a little bit about the products and also have a grid comparing them to previous versions.…   More »

Do PrimalScript and PrimalForms 2011 support SharePoint and Exchange? Yes, PrimalScript and PrimalForms 2011 supports any module or snapin that is not bound to a specific host, such as the PowerShell ISE. Both products will provide code completion, syntax coloring, and dynamic help for modules and snapins. The 2011 products also support 64Bit snapins and Modules.  Both products allow you to change between 32Bit and 64Bit platforms on the fly.…   More »

Why create a GUI for my PowerShell Scripts? Microsoft Windows became successful because it offers an easy to use visual interface which doesn’t require users to remember console commands. Users still prefer a mouse click over having to type a command. One of the top reasons users create a GUI for their scripts is to distribute the script to a non-PowerShell user. For example, using PrimalForms or PrimalScript 2011 users can package their GUI script into an executable and distribute it to their help desk or other end users. The GUI doesn’t require the end user to open the console…   More »

We had a great show at TechEd 201. We’d like to thank all of the people who took the time to pass by our booth. I would like to take this time to answer some common questions we were asked at TechEd 2011.   Isn’t PrimalForms 2011 only for creating GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) in PowerShell? No, PrimalForms 2011 is a full featured PowerShell editor and much more. The product started as a GUI only tool but has evolved considerably from the Community Edition. In fact, you are not required to use the GUI designer in PrimalForms 2011 at all.…   More »

New versions of PrimalForms 2011,  PrimalSQL 2011, and PrimalXML 2011 are available. Registered users can download the latest service builds from MySAPIEN. Release Notes:   PrimalForms 2011 v2.0.7 - FIX: Renaming controls in designer failed to update editor do to case mismatch - FIX: PrimalSense Foreach Type info not showing for basic arrays - FIX: Layout issue when License Dialog appears for the first time - FIX: Debugger error message issue with projects - FIX: Refresh Extensions didn't reload the Snapins after caching - FIX: Save issue when the default path is not found - FIX: Closed panels showed as…   More »

SAPIEN Technologies will be attending TechEd 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA., May 16-19. Come by booth 1908 and talk to our developers, score some great gifts and see what is happening with PrimalScript 2011 and PrimalForms 2011. Who knows? You may win some FREE software! So come on by!…   More »

Recently a blog post titled Charting with PowerShell was brought to my attention. The blog article demonstrates how to create graphs in PowerShell using WinForms. After reading this article, I thought it would be much easier to have the option to visually design your charts instead of coding it by hand. Therefore in the last service release we added support for the Microsoft Chart Controls. Since the chart controls are not part of the core .NET Library you will need to download the library: Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework Microsoft Chart Controls Documentation In order to demonstrate…   More »

Over the past 10+ years in IT, I've enjoyed the challenges of automating every task imaginable while working at various companies. For most of my career it's been in a 200,000+ user enterprise environment managing over 5000 servers. PrimalScript has been one my most valued assets most of the way. I've taken a look at various editors annually and I can never find anything that even comes close to the functionality in PrimalScript. It would be easier to list the popular languages that it doesn't support. With PrimalSense, syntax highlighting, templates, source control, workspaces and a multitude of other configurable…   More »

Many of you have PrimalScript 2009 Studio and asked if you can upgrade right now even though ChangeVue 2011 is not ready yet. We heard your pleas and released PrimalScript 2011 Studio sans ChangeVue. So if you have a prior license with Upgrade Assurance, head over to MySAPIEN and exchange your key now. If you don't have Upgrade Assurance you can purchase the upgrade now and get ChangeVue 2011 when it is released. To purchase the upgrade head on over to our store now: https://store.sapien.com/p-169-upgrade-primalscript-2009-studio-to-primalscript-2011-studio.aspx If you didn't have a prior copy you can purchase one here: https://store.sapien.com/p-161-primalscript-2011-studio.aspx As always,…   More »

In order to celebrate the release of PrimalForms 2011, I’m releasing a game I created called: Tic Tac Plebius Just as the name suggests, the game is based on Tic Tac Toe, but with a SAPIEN twist. For those of you who are not familiar with Plebius, he is our beloved Super Scripting Monkey mascot. (Fig 1: Tic Tac Plebius PowerShell Game) Because I created the game using PrimalForms 2011, it means the underlining code is completely written in PowerShell. Tic Tac Plebius provides a good example on how to create a multi-form project and demonstrates advanced Windows Forms techniques.…   More »