SAPIEN Solutions

 I made it into the PowerShell Podcast again, talking on various topics including stuff SAPIEN is up to lately, a roundup of PowerShell at MMS, and more. http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/powerscripting-podcast-episode-25-ctp-2-the-return-of-ctp/…   More »

Are there any features of Windows Vista you don't like (UAC comes to mind, for me)? What about Exchange? SQL Server? Windows Server? I'm sure you can come up with at least a few things that you just feel were *designed* wrong for the way you need them to work. Here's the problem with Microsoft users: Too many of us wait until Release Candidate (RC) phase to start playing with a product. After all, why should we debug Microsoft's code - which is really all the "beta" phase is about, right? Wrong. Take a look at the PowerShell v2 Community…   More »

In a word, no.  I'm sure some of my fellow PowerShell MVP recipients and other enthusiasts will disagree. Certainly, you can use the Framework from within PowerShell, and that's a great capability to have. Sitting here today, there are many things which are most easily achieved using the Framework - not "easy," mind you, just "most easily" - such as pinging other computers, resolving DNS names, and so forth. But as support for PowerShell grows, more and more functionality will be exposed as consistently-named, easy-to-use cmdlets (in fact, both examples I just gave can be achieved using cmdlets from the…   More »

We've added a new category to our blog: "PrimalScript v.Next." Over the next few months, we'll be sharing sneak peeks at the next version of PrimalScript (and no, we haven't named it yet - there's no definite release date at this point, but we'll share that info once it exists). We'll look at new features that are under development, alert you to beta testing opportunities, and more. So keep your eye on this space... we hope to share our first sneak peek very soon.…   More »

 The Windows PowerShell column I write for TechNet Magazine is now accompanied by video demonstrations of key aspects of the article. The first video-accompanied article is at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510337.aspx. Enjoy!…   More »

 PrimalScript 2007 build 566 (free to current PrimalScript 2007 owners - log into my.sapien.com to download) includes significant updates to the product's "PrimalSense" code-hinting and completion feature. For starters, you'll now get PrimalSense for COM component ProgIDs when using the New-Object cmdlet to instantiate COM components - much like the PrimalSense VBScripters have had with the CreateObject() function. You'll also enjoy improved PrimalSense for .NET Framework classes, helping you squeeze more power from PowerShell by directly utilizing the vast functionality of the underlying .NET Framework. Be sure to download this latest service release and take advantage of this and other…   More »

I had a great time last week in Orlando speaking at WinConnections. I met a lot of terrific people, attendees and fellow speakers alike. I spoke primarily on PowerShell and how you will use it to manage your environment. As promised, I've put all me demos from my Wednesday sessions in a zip file.   More »

 Did you know that PrimalScript 2007 Professional and Enterprise can produce database-connected Windows PowerShell scripts? At least, the new service build (566) for these products can! Just open your Database Browser (select it from View > Browser Windows if it isn't visible; by default it's on the right-hand side of the code editing window, once it's made visible), right-click to create a new database connection, and use the GUI to connect to any kind of database. Then, right-click a table to generate a script using the database wizard. You'll get complete boilerplate code that maps to YOUR database schema -…   More »