I love aliases in PowerShell because they make working in the interactive shell so much easier and faster. I’ve even created aliases for common apps I use like PrimalScript and PrimalForms so I can launch them from PowerShell with a…
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In Part 1 I showed you how easy it is to set up ChangeVue 2009 and to add all your scripts to source control.
In Part 2 you will learn how easy it is to make PrimalScript work seamlessly with…
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I continue to play with PrimalForms and I know many of you are as well. I thought I’d share a few other techniques for creating scripts and moving between the code generated by PrimalForms and the script you create in…
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1. Setting up ChangeVue 2009
Software developers have been using Source Code Control Systems for quite some years now. Most people involved with any kind of electronic files or document have a kind of ad-hoc version control usually using some…
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I’m very happy to see PrimalForms spreading in popularity and acceptance. One topic I come across is the need for more samples, and of course, I’m happy to oblige.
I put together a short form script to manage local account…
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PrimalScript 2009 includes a nice new feature that helps out in the script development process. You can now select a block of code, right click, and choose Disable Code.
This option will do three things to the selected block: it…
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So what’s the big deal with a start page? Well, for PrimalScript 2009, we have redesigned our start page to be more helpful and useful.
The new start page is divided into 4 sections: Recently Edited Files, Recently Opened Files,…
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There’s been some discussion lately in the SAPIEN product forums about PrimalForms and timers. As you know, PowerShell v1.0 is essentially single-threaded. This generally means that timers and asynchronous code won’t work. But you can use a simple timer in…
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PrimalScript 2009 includes some pretty nifty new bracket matching code to make your scripting life easier. Automatic bracket matching works for {}, [], (), and <>. Simply click the mouse just before an opening bracket or just after a closing…
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PrimalScript 2009 includes a new integrated file difference tool that provides more information and syntax colored displays and allows for faster review of individual modifications. Let’s take a look at how this operates.
To compare file differences, first open the…
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