The last installment in our series about the SAPIEN Script Packager introduces the Custom Build Command settings.
This process is pretty straightforward. Any specified Pre-build command is executed before packaging takes place. So if you need to copy dot-sourced files…
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We examine Version Information in this post as we continue our series about the SAPIEN Script Packager settings.
File Properties
Version Information is stored in the resources of an executable file. A user can right-click on a file, select Properties,…
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This first article in our SAPIEN Script Packager series walks you through the Script Engine settings.
When you open the SAPIEN Script Packager for the first time, the number of options can be a bit daunting. But fear not; most…
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Malware, ransomware, and hackers from around the globe are all over the news lately. PowerShell has long been a known vector for installing malware of various types. However, singling out PowerShell is not quite fair. If you do not remember…
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When you set up script signing in PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio, you see a field called “Time Stamp”. It has a large list of URLs for time stamp servers to choose from.
What does this do and why do you…
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Every now and then we get a forum post or an email from a customer bemoaning that PowerShell Studio associates the ‘open’ verb for Windows PowerShell script (.ps1) with itself.
Since the “open” verb is by default not associated with…
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As you advance in the Code-Run-Debug cycle of a new script towards completion it becomes more of an Correct-Test-Debug cycle. The emphasis clearly shifts from writing new code to testing and correcting existing code.
To make that easier we introduced…
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This blog post will get you started working with Git repositories in either of our SAPIEN editors—PowerShell Studio or PrimalScript.
In the following scenario, I will use an existing Git repository stored in Azure DevOps to demonstrate the process of…
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Back in the lost ages of pre-internet dawn, PrimalScript sported a File Manager panel which enabled users to quickly open, rename and copy files on their hard drive without having to switch to another application.
Over the years this particular…
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When building executables in PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio there are various engine types to choose from, each of them with a prerequisite that must be installed on the machine that will be running your program. For example, if you build…
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