Engine Type Prerequisites
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When building executables in PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio there are various engine types to choose from, each of them with a prerequisite that must be installed on the machine that will be running your program. For example, if you build an executable in PowerShell Studio and select the SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host engine, then the .NET Framework 4.8 is required on the target machine.
The tables below show the prerequisites for each engine type.
Windows PowerShell
| Engine | Prerequisite |
| Microsoft Windows PowerShell (Command Line) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Command Line) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Silent) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Windows Application) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Windows Forms) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Windows Service) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V5 Host (Windows) | .NET Framework 4.8 |
PowerShell 7
| Engine | Prerequisite |
| PowerShell Core (Command Line) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.0.x Host (Command Line) | .NET Core 3.1 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.0.x Host (Windows Application) | .NET Core 3.1 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.0.x Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET Core 3.1 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.0.x Host (Windows Forms) | .NET Core 3.1 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.0.x Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET Core 3.1 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.1.x Host (Command Line) | .NET 5.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.1.x Host (Windows Application) | .NET 5.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.1.x Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET 5.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.1.x Host (Windows Forms) | .NET 5.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.1.x Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET 5.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.2.x Host (Command Line) | .NET 6.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.2.x Host (Windows Application) | .NET 6.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.2.x Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET 6.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.2.x Host (Windows Forms) | .NET 6.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.2.x Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET 6.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.3.x Host (Command Line) | .NET 7.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.3.x Host (Windows Application) | .NET 7.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.3.x Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET 7.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.3.x Host (Windows Forms) | .NET 7.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.3.x Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET 7.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.4.x Host (Command Line) | .NET 8.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.4.x Host (Windows Application) | .NET 8.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.4.x Host Dark Mode (Windows Application) | .NET 8.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.4.x Host (Windows Forms) | .NET 8.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell 7.4.x Host (Windows Tray App) | .NET 8.0 |
ActiveX and Miscellaneous
| Engine |
Prerequisite |
| CMD | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| CScript (Windows Script Host) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| MSHTA | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| SAPIEN Script Host (Command Line) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| SAPIEN Script Host (Windows) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
| WScript (Windows Script Host) | Visual Studio 2015-2022 Runtime |
Legacy engine types for PowerShell Studio 2021 and PrimalScript 2021, and earlier:
|
Engine |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Command Line) Win32 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Command Line) x64 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Windows Forms) Win32 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Windows Forms) x64 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Windows) Win32 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V2 Host (Windows) x64 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Command Line) Win32 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Command Line) x64 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Windows Forms) Win32 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Windows Forms) x64 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Windows) Win32 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
| SAPIEN PowerShell V3 Host (Windows) x64 | .NET 4.0 Client Profile |
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