Introduction

What's New in PowerShell Studio 2015?

• SAPIEN Update tool
• Improved Syntax Coloring
• Variables and Sub-expressions now colored in double quote strings
• PrimalSense and Parameter Sets
  • Display the syntax for each parameter set defined in your functions
  • Display the syntax for dot sourced files and project files
  • Comment-based help synopsis displayed
• Improved type coloring to include subtypes
• Improved Contextual PrimalSense to make it easier to pick up where you left off
• Parameter Block Formatting
  • Insert new line after parameter attribute
  • Insert new line after parameter type
  • Parameter line spacing
• Updated Navigation Bar
  • Jump between functions, workflows, events, and more.
• FolderBrowserModernDialog Control
• Collection Project deployment options
  • Deploy As (File or Project)
  • Set Primary File when Deploy As is set to Project
• Parameter Builder
  • Insert a new parameter block or edit existing script parameters
• Updated Control Sets
• Append Option to use multiple control sets that share the same events
• Context menu to the Variables Panel
• Context menu to the Watch Panel
• Adding Watch Expression via Editor
• Debug Console
• PowerShell V5 Support
• Classes and Enumerators now displayed in Functions Panel
• Updated Snippets
• Automatically detect new versions of Windows PowerShell
• Deferred File Loading
• Editor Improvements and Additions
  • Command Parameter Completion
  • Auto-complete closing quotes, parenthesis, braces, and more
  • Wrap Commands
  • Toggle String Quotes
• Parameter Dialog to help simplify passing parameters to a script
• Open a group of files without creating a project
• Further customization of your PowerShell Studio scripting environment
  • Enable/disable output panel auto-displaying (Options → Panels)
  • Show command aliases in PrimalSense list (Options → Editor)
  • Show parameter aliases in PrimalSense list (Options → Editor)
  • Enable/disable PrimalSense word completion while typing (Options → Editor)
• Updated Editor Themes
• Improved PrimalSense support for PSParameterBounds
• PrimalSense support for loop labels
• PrimalSense displayed for comma delimited parameter values
• Updated Function Browser
  • Displays nested functions under the parent function
• Added option to remove the Digital Signature of a Script
• Sign and remove signatures via the file tab's context menu
• Qualify Cmdlet Names
• Improved file memory usage
• Rename command available on the GUI designer's context menu
• Refresh Help command on the PowerShell Panel's context menu
• Execute Selection in Debug Console

Technical Support

Your license for PowerShell Studio includes complete technical support. To obtain support, please visit the SAPIEN support web site at support.sapien.com. SAPIEN also offers an annual Premium Technical Support, at an additional cost per license per year, which gives you access to our direct technical ticketing system. Premium Support guarantees a response time of within 24 hours with personalized attention until the issue has been resolved.

Stay Up to Date

PowerShell Studio is continually improved, both to remove software bugs and to add and improve product features. PowerShell Studio has a built in update tool which will check for updates on all licensed and unexpired trial versions of our products, as well as display a brief synopsis of what was changed, added, or fixed in the last few build releases. You can choose the frequency of update checks to minimize the impact on your system, and it can download and install the updated versions without you having to go to your accounts page. We recommend always installing the latest available version of PowerShell Studio to ensure that you're taking advantage of the latest features, functionality, and product stability.

You can check for updates by selecting the Help tab at the top of the PowerShell Studio Window and then clicking on 'Check for Updates'.