PrimalScript 2012

PrimalScript. Since 1998 the name has been synonymous with powerful, state-of-the-art scripting.

"Top of its class."

"The most powerful scripting environment available."

"The category leader to which everyone else is compared."

How do you improve on the best selling, most feature rich product in its class? You analyze current technologies and trends, talk to your users, and rethink, redesign, and retool to make your product even more powerful and easier to use.

Say hello to PrimalScript 2012.

PrimalScript 2012 has a new ribbon-based user interface that makes finding and accessing its functionality faster and easier. And even though it uses about the same space as a standard "toolbar" configuration, it can quickly be "folded up" and out of the way to give you more editing space. Combine that with "full-screen mode" and you will have even more editing room to work with.

The new File Tab Backstage view cleanly categorizes your files into recently opened files, recently edited files and recently opened projects so that you can return to your work quickly. It even lets you "pin" specific files to these categories so that they are always available. The redesigned Print page gives you full control over your printing as well as a scalable preview of your print job.

We have continued to improve our editor as well with new features like a changed line indicator and quick movement to the next/previous changed line.

Of course there is more support for PowerShell as well. We have added native PowerShell remoting from within PrimalScript, an advanced object browser that differentiates between 32 and 64 bit cmdlets, a more powerful debugger with tracepoints and remote PowerShell debugging.

PrimalScript 2012. The most powerful and easy to use PrimalScript ever.

Key Features

• The most powerful script editor

  PowerShell, VB Script, and JavaScript are only a few of the over 50 languages supported with syntax coloring, brace matching, code folding and more. Speed through your code with new edited line indicators and next/previous navigation buttons. Use native PowerShell remoting to execute your scripts on remote machines.

• Redesigned User Interface

  A new "hide-away" ribbon based UI with faster access to key functionality, full screen mode, as well as easy recent file access, "pinnable files" and print preview functionality. Everything was reviewed and streamlined to make your work easier and more productive. We have also paid special attention to making PrimalScript 2012 start-up faster than ever.

• Multi-Platform Support¹

  Execute your scripts in 32 or 64 bit mode, with or without elevation all from within a single IDE. Tie your scripts to a specific platform or remote server with a single meta-comment. Use the new enhanced object browser to differentiate between 32 bit and 64 bit PowerShell cmdlets, aliases and modules.

• Multi-Platform Debugger¹

  Debug your scripts in our integrated VBScript, JScript or next generation PowerShell Debugger on 32 or 64 bit without switching applications or restarting. Explore and modify variables and their content from our new PowerShell debug console. Use the new Remote debugger to debug PowerShell scripts running on remote systems.

• Integrated Console

  Developing scripts and using them to accomplish your day-to-day tasks no longer requires switching back and forth between editor and console. Run your scripts in any integrated console with the push of a button. Any console, any platform, any time.

• Remote Debugger²

  The integrated debugger for VBScript, JScript and PowerShell can now also connect to a remote machine and enable you to debug your code on the intended target system. No more guesswork and writing strings to log files if it turns out that your script just doesn't run on a server or client computer. Debug your scripts from your chair instead of running from machine to machine. And of course the remote debugger is just as multi-platform as the local version.

• PrimalSense

  Unsurpassed code-completion and instant help features guide you through developing more complex solutions in less time. Use .NET or COM objects in your PowerShell or ActiveX language code and get the same level of support.

• Script Packaging

  Package your scripts as stand-alone solutions for your users or distribute them royalty free in a secure package with minimal dependencies.

• Comprehensive Document System

  Our premier document system along with all the PowerShell content we could find provides you with help for virtually all of your documentation needs.

• Compare and Merge

  PrimalScript includes a copy of PrimalMerge, allowing you to compare and merge not only files but also folders. PrimalMerge is the only compare and merge tool with VBScript and PowerShell color coding.