DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 16
July 1st 2025 all 2017 product versions will enter legacy status.
That means any downloads of these products will no longer be available on your SAPIEN account page.
Your activation key may be available for…
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We have recently been asked how the tray icon of a script packaged with PowerShell Studio or PrimalScript can be changed dynamically. This requires access to the NotifyIcon object, which was previously not accessible from the PowerShell code within a…
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In the latest builds of PowerShell Studio (5.9.253) and PrimalScript (8.1.213), SAPIEN Script Packager added an option to include the PowerShell reference assemblies.
This option was added to address some errors when packaging scripts, particularly when using Add-Type. The error…
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The information in this article applies to the new PowerShell Version Selector features in PrimalScript 8.1.205, PowerShell Studio 5.8.244, and later builds.
The PowerShell Version Selector has been a part of PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript since February 2022. Its main…
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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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New for 2024 is a new Start Page in PrimalScript 8.1.198 and PrimalXML 4.7.81.
The new start page combines elements from the MRU (Most Recently Used) list in the backstage view with buttons you may find useful at startup.
Many…
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The features described in this article are included in PrimalScript 8.1.197 and PowerShell Studio 5.8.236.
The most common questions we get for the MSI builder are “How do I run my applications after the install?” and “How do I run…
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This final step in our step-by-step series for the SAPIEN MSI Builder shows you how to install Windows Services on the target computer. This applies to Windows Services created with the SAPIEN Script Packager using PowerShell and any other Service…
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The sixth part of our step-by-step series for the MSI builder explains custom actions.
Custom actions enable you to do additional setup, removal, or repair—which you may not be able to do from your application. Most installers will require admin…
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The fifth article in our step-by-step series for the MSI Builder is all about digital signatures.
Signing
Certificate
You will need a digital certificate installed on your computer. SAPIEN’s MSI Builder will only use trusted certificates installed on your machine.…
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