If you are a long time PrimalScript user, you know that it has always had support and wizards for WMI. The upcoming PrimalScript 2009 adds some new WMI features. But I like to tinker, especially with PowerShell. So I created…
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PrimalScript 2009 has expanded its support for SQL in several major ways. Primary among these are the addition of SQL PrimalSense and the ability to edit and save stored procedures directly within a database. Let’s take a quick look at…
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On our beta survey we ask for the ONE feature users wish for, if any. Here is another great example of how sometimes you can miss a thing. A participant in this survey wrote “A second window (viewport) to the…
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Snippets in PrimalScript have always been easy to use. For instance, typing the name of a snippet and immediately pressing Ctrl-J, inserts the named snippet at the caret location. You can also drag a snippet from the snippet browser and…
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In our current beta tester survey we included the following question:
“Last but not least, if there is ONE feature you could convince us to add, what would that be?”
One user replied that he would like PrimalSense for PowerShell…
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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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I hope you’ve been playing with the free PrimalForms tool and started creating some useful PowerShell tools. Here’s a technique you might want to explore if you are using PrimalScript. If you’ve used the PrimalScript for awhile you likely are…
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I hope you are as excited about the release of PrimalForms as I am. In the past creating a Windows form in PowerShell was a very tedious task and one I rarely used except for the most simplest of forms.…
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In the versions of PrimalScript that support PowerShell, you’ve likely executed your PowerShell scripts completely within the editor. You can configure the editor to capture the output to a tab or to new PowerShell session. But did you know you…
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I’ll be adding yet another writing gig to my portfolio. This time I’ll be contributing a bi-weekly blog column at TurboChargeAD.org. The site is run by Quest Software with contributions from many members of the IT Pro and PowerShell community…
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