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New! Kindle Edition of Windows PowerShell 4.0 TFM
Windows PowerShell TFM, 4th Edition by Jason Helmick and Mike F. Robbins (SAPIEN Press 2014) is now available in both Kindle Edition and paperback from Amazon.com. This is a big win for eBook lovers,...
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Parameter validation affects parameter variables
Follow @juneb_get_help In a Google+ discussion this week, Edi Prinz demonstrated an effect of the ValidationRange parameter attribute that surprised many of us. When you validate a parameter value, the...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – What’s new?
The new version of PowerShell Studio is upon us. All major releases are included as a free upgrade for those with an active subscription. PowerShell Studio 2015 We worked hard on overhauling the...
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Troubleshooting Comment-Based Help
Follow @juneb_get_help A Windows PowerShell user group member recently came to me with a question about comment-based help in Windows PowerShell. It reminded me again that comment-based help is not as...
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Beyond custom objects: Create a .NET class
In yesterday’s blog post, I used the Select-String cmdlet to capture the table of keywords and references from the about_language_keywords help topic and then used the new ConvertFrom-String cmdlet in...
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Hidden … sort of: The Hidden Keyword in Windows PowerShell 5.0 Preview
Follow @juneb_get_help The Hidden keyword hides properties and methods (and other members, like events) in a scripted class. When a member is hidden, you can still view and change it, but the...
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What’s new in PrimalScript 2015?
Our 2015 versions have been out for a while and most of you already know about some of the new features. But we want to make sure you don’t miss anything, so here is a brief recap. PrimalScript 2015...
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Supporting Multiple PowerShell Versions
As you may know both PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript support multiple versions of Windows PowerShell and allow you to switch between versions depending on what versions of PowerShell are installed....
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Writing XML Help for Advanced Functions
Follow @juneb_get_help The introduction of SAPIEN PowerShell HelpWriter has made writing XML help files as easy – actually easier – than writing comment-based help. XML help is more robust and less...
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Advanced Help for Advanced Functions – #PSBlogWeek
Follow @juneb_get_help 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...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – New Parameter Block Formatting
With release of the v4.2.83 build of PowerShell Studio 2015, we introduced new features which we will cover in detail over a series of articles. This first feature added was in response to user...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – New Navigation Bar
With release of the v4.2.83 build of PowerShell Studio 2015, we introduced new features that we are covering in detail over a series of articles. The second major feature included in this release is:...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – New FolderBrowserModernDialog Control
With release of the v4.2.83 build of PowerShell Studio 2015, we introduced new features that we are covering in detail over a series of articles. This next new feature was also added in response to...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – New Collection Project deployment options
With release of the v4.2.83 build of PowerShell Studio 2015, we introduced new features that we are covering in detail over a series of articles. PowerShell Studio 2014 introduced the new Collection...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – Editing Script Parameters
If you have used PowerShell Studio’s Function Builder chances are probably you wished it could edit your script parameters. Now it can. With the v4.2.85 service release of PowerShell Studio 2015 we...
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PowerShell Studio 2015 – Updated Control Sets
In the v4.2.85 service release of PowerShell Studio 2015, we updated a few of the predefined control sets. Updated Control Sets: Button – Run Process now includes the Process Tracker framework, so...
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Copy to Clipboard in a GUI Application
Follow @juneb_get_help During #PSBlogWeek, I shared with my co-authors a little GUI-based blogging tool that gets links to the online version of PowerShell help topics, including About topics. I didn’t...
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WMI Explorer 2015 gets a PowerShell console
With the latest service build WMI Explorer 2015 has received an integrated Windows PowerShell console. While previous versions had the ability to execute generated PowerShell code in a console,...
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Why does this button close my form?
Have you ever copied a button and found that when a user presses it, the form closes immediately afterwards? We are here to answer: Why does this button close my form? The reason the form closes is...
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PowerShell Studio 2015: Enhancements for Debugging
In the last service release v4.2.86 we introduced some new enhancements to help improve your debugging experience. New Variables Panel Context Menu We added a new context menu to the Variables Panel...
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