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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In this installment of our Script Packaging series, we review the options for adding restrictions when running your packaged script.
Sometimes running an application on a platform that is not supported or under conditions that are not secure can do…
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Not all Windows applications are purely based on Windows Forms. Take Notepad for example; it uses a “form” if you search for a string, but otherwise it’s just a window with a menu and a text box.
PrimalScript and PowerShell…
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Previously I showed you the new Windows Application engine (https://www.sapien.com/blog/2017/06/14/new-script-engines-for-windows-powershell/) and the Windows System Tray engine https://www.sapien.com/blog/2017/07/10/creating-a-system-tray-application-with-powershell/.
Today I will show you the last of the three new engines, the Windows Service engine.
Writing a Windows Service can be a…
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One of the more common tasks for an administrator is to write a script for a helpdesk employee or a fellow admin who is maybe not so PowerShell savvy (yet). Many of you like to package that script as an…
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Both PrimalScript 2014 and PowerShell Studio 2014 will have to ability to create Windows Installer files (MSI) for your scripts, modules or packaged executables. It works pretty straightforward; put the files you want to install into a folder, enter some…
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PrimalScript and PrimalForms 2011 make heavy use of the “sysnative” virtual folder to access 64 bit operating system tools and files.
Under the 64 bit versions of Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP that virtual folder is not available by…
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There was a lot of interest about PrimalForms during this year’s TechEd. Rumor has it the Microsoft PowerShell Team even demonstrated PrimalForms in one of their presentations.
We were very happy to talk to with our users during the show.…
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“I’m new to scripting and need a book recommendation.” “Should I learn VBScript or PowerShell?” “What are some good books or resources for learning scripting?”
These are natural and common questions. A few years ago the answers would have been…
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We are pleased to announce that the free GUI builder tool for PowerShell is now available for download.
Head on over to http://www.primaltools.com/freetools to get it.
(Registrations with a valid email address is required)
The tool works with PowerShell V1…
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