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Last time we looked at PowerShell Studio’s new UI features such as the updated Ribbon and custom layouts. Now we will take a look at the new Forms Designer features. Styles Have you ever got tired of applying the same properties over and over to controls such as anchoring? Well this is where Styles come into play, one of the new additions to PowerShell Studio’s Designer. So what is a Style? Styles are a set of predefined properties that you can quickly assign to one or more controls within the designer. Applying Styles: Let’s look at some sample Styles and…   More »

What is PowerShell Studio 2012 you ask? PowerShell Studio is the next step in PrimalForms’ evolution. The new name better represents what PrimalForms has become as opposed to what it once was. Since version 2009, PrimalForms was no longer limited to simple Forms generation. It allowed you to write your event handler scripts without leaving the application. PrimalForms 2009 also introduced to ability edit PowerShell scripts for the first time. In version 2011, PrimalForms became a fully featured editor with a built-in debugger. The name no longer fit the product and was a limiting factor as to what the software…   More »

You use PowerShell EVERY day. You work directly in the console. You create scripts. You write Script Modules. Maybe your "users" are pleading for a simple GUI based front end for the scripts that you need them to execute. Introducing PowerShell Studio 2012! [caption id="attachment_4129" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="PowerShell Studio 2012"][/caption] The most complete PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment available. PowerShell Studio is full of all the tools you need. An updated ribbon UI makes it even easier to work with your scripts. Customizable panel layouts help you work YOUR way. The new function explorer helps you to rapidly navigate to any function,…   More »

PrimalScript has been the premiere Scripting Integrated Development Environment since its introduction in 1998. With each iteration more functionality and more language support has been added and it has become more and more powerful. But with great power comes great responsibility; the responsibility to keep the product fresh and maintaining ease of use. Introducing PrimalScript 2012: [caption id="attachment_4123" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="PrimalScript 2012"][/caption] PrimalScript 2012 has had a complete UI redesign. Gone are the long, involved menus. A new ribbon-based user interface that makes finding and accessing functionality faster and easier takes its place. And even though the ribbon uses about…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , 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. In Part 2 of the Spotlight on the ListView Control, we covered the control's properties as well as most of the methods and events. In part 3 we will cover how you can sort items and utilize various helper functions. Sorting ListViewItems: The ListView supports basic sorting, but it only handles sorting by…   More »

Frequently users wonder how they can get help for form controls and discover all the properties, methods and events they can use. In this article we will cover a number of ways to access information about Form controls. Spotlight on Control Articles: You can find help of the Form controls right here on our blog. The Spotlight on Controls series covers individual Form Control and list the important properties and methods as well as code samples written in PowerShell. MSDN Library: The primary resource for .NET help is the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library. The MSDN is an invaluable resource…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , 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. In Part 1 of the Spotlight on the ListView Control we discussed a number of important properties. Here, in Part 2, we complete our look at the control's properties and we will also cover some of the more important methods and events. Important Properties Continued: Items This property contains a collection of all…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , 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. Last time we took a look at the ContextMenuStrip . This time we will look at the ListView control: ListView [System.Windows.Forms.ListView] Represents a Windows list view control, which displays a collection of items that can be displayed using one of four different views. Default Event: SelectedIndexChanged Why use a ListView control? The ListView…   More »

We at SAPIEN have always been very involved with our scripting and PowerShell clients. Over the years, many of them have even become friends. With it being PowerShell User Group Month and with so many new PowerShell user groups being created throughout the world, SAPIEN continues to increase its support of the user group community. We are happy to sponsor groups by donating t-shirts, software, or even pizza! Feel free to contact us anytime and let us know what we can do to help your group. Below is a picture of the Pittsburgh PowerShell User Group at their most recent…   More »

March 19th is International PowerShell User Group Day and there are lots of PowerShell user group meetings going on during the month of March… In order to nudge you along into the rapidly-expanding world of PowerShell, we are offering a 25% discount off the purchase price of PrimalForms 2011 during the month of March. PrimalForms is THE next generation PowerShell development environment. It offers a powerful, visual, and easy-to-use scripting environment whether you work with command line or GUI-based scripts. It comes with both 32-bit and 64-bit debuggers and also offers both 32-bit and 64-bit consoles that you can switch…   More »