A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Alex Riedel from SAPIEN Technologies about their new PrimalForms product

News

  *Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera's PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to *[*www.idera.com/PodcastPeople*](http://www.idera.com/PodcastPeople)* to get your copy today!*







    - 
      [TechNet Virtual Conference](http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!2379.entry) is coming June 19th


    - 
      System Center Service Manager has a [Test Drive](http://blogs.technet.com/servicemanager/archive/2009/05/06/system-center-service-manager-test-drive-now-available.aspx) version available, complete with PowerShell cmdlets


    - 
      A Twitter client [written in PowerShell](http://www.leporelo.eu/blog.aspx?id=powershell-twitter-identica-reader)


    - 
      A [fix for PowerTab](http://thepowershellguy.com/blogs/posh/archive/2009/05/15/powertab-0-99b2-ctp3-fix.aspx) is out to make it work with PowerShell V2 CTP3 


    - 
      Shay Levy [was interviewed on the Get-Scripting Podcast](http://get-scripting.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-scripting-podcast-episode-10-shay.html) 


    - 
      Looking for PowerShell training and in the Ohio area? SAPIEN's [special forces training is coming to Columbus](http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/05/20/powershell-special-forces-invades-columbus-ohio/) end of July.


    - 
      Hal asks you all to [post your profile](http://halr9000.com/article/723) 

Interview

  *

This segment is brought to you by *SAPIEN Technologies

  Alex Riedel from [Sapien](http://www.sapien.com/) is back on the show to tell us about PrimalForms 2009 







     







      ![PrimalForms1](http://powerscripting.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/primalforms1.png)





      ![PrimalForms2](http://powerscripting.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/primalforms21.png) 





       









  Questions from the chat room (from people who rock)





  9:15 meson: ## Does it support WPF?





  9:17 JeffHicks: ##Does this require PrimalScript?





  9:22 meson: ## So if you can't see the form code, does that mean you can create dynamic properties?

Resources

    *When it comes to scripting, you"™re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!*




      *Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands "“ *[*download PowerGUI today*](http://quest.com/powerscripting)*.*





       







    For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest"™s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell"™s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

 

  - 
    Jeffery Snover posts a [Get-WindowTitle script](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/05/22/get-visibleprocess-ps1.aspx) on the PowerShell team blog


  - 
    A script for [finding Windows machines that are missing patches](http://www.powershellpro.com/how-do-i-know-if-im-missing-ms-patches/640/)


  - 
    Hal wrote [a script to detect](http://poshcode.org/1120) if a web server is running WebDAV (based on [this thread](http://www.powershellcommunity.org/Forums/tabid/54/aff/1/aft/3903/afv/topic/afpgj/1/Default.aspx#5221) on PoshComm)


  - 
    Jeff Hicks shows us examples of [how to improve a script](http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2009/05/21/good-better-best/)


  - 
    Joe Pruitt has a new series of Unix -> PowerShell scripts.  So far he's done md5, touch, and [fourteen others](http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/Joe/Tags/Unix2PowerShell/default.aspx)!


  - 
    Eric Sloof wrote a [cool script](http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/1097-Big-Brother-Really-Is-Watching.html) a few weeks ago that will grab a screen capture of the virtual machines in your VMware infrastructure and create a HUD to quickly view the system states.

Tips

      - 
        Brandon Shell talks about the [benefits of using LDAP filters](http://theexpertscommunity.com/item/show/blog/990) when querying Active Directory


      - 
        Keith Hill posts some [neat PSCX tips](http://keithhill.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5A8D2641E0963A97!7068.entry)


      - 
        [Starting a new elevated process](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/04/23/v2-quick-tip-starting-a-new-elevated-process-from-a-powershell-script.aspx) from a PowerShell script