In the dark, cold age of pre-internet dawn computer software usually came with the two pinnacles of boomer technology: A manual and possibly a help file.
”Online help” would most likely have been confused with some kind of laundry drying…
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The features discussed in this article are available with PrimalScript 8.1.200 PowerShell Studio 5.8.238.
When PowerShell 3.0 was released, one of its most lauded features was updateable help. You could run Update-Help, and PowerShell would update the locally stored help…
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A few months back, we released the web help versions of our SAPIEN product manuals. Since then, we have received requests from customers asking for an offline option. The SAPIEN manuals are now available for download in PDF format.
You…
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We released a new build of PowerShell HelpWriter 2017 (v2.1.36). In this article, we will discuss the new features introduced in this build.
New Features
Updated HTML Preview / Export
We update the HTML preview / export format.…
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Today we released a new build of PowerShell HelpWriter 2017 (v2.1.34).
In this article, we will discuss the new features introduced in this build.
Note: If you previously tried to generate help for a module and got an “Operation…
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Today we released a new build of PowerShell HelpWriter 2017 (v2.1.33).
In this article, we will discuss the new features introduced in this build.
Exporting Help
We added the ability to export the help files into two useful file…
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Although the names are similar and often confused, these properties are different. If you confuse them, the help for your PowerShell commands and modules won’t work.
The HelpUri property stores the URL (http or https) of online help for a…
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Because dynamic parameters can be added to a command from multiple sources, the command author (who writes the help) cannot predict the dynamic parameters that might be available at runtime. Therefore, Get-Help expects dynamic parameters to be documented in the…
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In the latest service release of PowerShell HelpWriter 2015, you will notice a few changes to the Select Module dialog that appears when creating a new help file.
The updated dialog includes several new features.
Sorting Modules
The module…
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Writing help is often the last thing you do for an advanced function. But, instead of treating it as a disposable chore, write your help first — in advance — before you write your advanced function. Then, use the help…
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