What editor do you recommend?

[rvaas]

Hi everybody,
I was looking for a PowerShell editor. Not only syntax-highlighting but also
code-completion would be desired. So far I found PowerGUI (more a graphical
editor - not 100% what I´m looking for) and PowerShellPlus (and someone
mentioned SAPIEN PRIMALSCRIPT).

Is there e.g. a plan for VisualStudio to support PowerShell?
What editor would you recommend?

Regards,
Rudi

[Brandon Shell [MVP]]

I prefer Powershell Analyzer.

It is great as an IDE while maintain the Powershell Runspace for diagnostics.

Brandon Shell
---------------
Blog: http://www.bsonposh.com/
PSH Scripts Project: www.codeplex.com/psobject

r> Hi everybody,
r> I was looking for a PowerShell editor. Not only syntax-highlighting
r> but also
r> code-completion would be desired. So far I found PowerGUI (more a
r> graphical
r> editor - not 100% what I´m looking for) and PowerShellPlus (and
r> someone
r> mentioned SAPIEN PRIMALSCRIPT).
r> Is there e.g. a plan for VisualStudio to support PowerShell? What
r> editor would you recommend?
r>
r> Regards,
r> Rud

[Kryten]

Hi,

I use PowerGUI most of the time and I'm a big fan.

Can't seem to get to grips with Powershell plus at all, maybe I need
to spend a bit more time with it. I do find all the "Commercial use
requires
a license" text a bit annoying.

A friend at work has a copy of PrimalScript Pro and I've had a couple
of
sessions with it and was very impressed. Too expensive for me though.

Wouldn't it be great if Sapien were to produce a dedicated Powershell
editor
based on the PrimalScript interface/engine - but at a really
competitive price?

I've still got my fingers crossed for someone to develop a graphical
forms
editor too.

--
Stuart

[Hal Rottenberg]

Post by rvaas
What editor would you recommend?

I opt for PowerShell Plus most of the time. Probably the closest thing to a
Visual Studio experience when it comes to creating GUI forms would be Admin
Script Editor. If you are a more barebones kind of person, there's syntax
highlighters for most of the popular editors now. Notepad++ and VIM comes to mind.

[Tom Moreau]

Any idea when Powershell+ will go RTM? The website says it's in beta.
--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau

Post by rvaas
What editor would you recommend?

I opt for PowerShell Plus most of the time. Probably the closest thing to a
Visual Studio experience when it comes to creating GUI forms would be Admin
Script Editor. If you are a more barebones kind of person, there's syntax
highlighters for most of the popular editors now. Notepad++ and VIM comes
to mind.

[Hal Rottenberg]

Post by Tom Moreau
Any idea when Powershell+ will go RTM? The website says it's in beta.

The other day? /me goes to check the website

I can't get shelltools.com to come up right now but check out
http://powershell.com/ it says 1.0 right there.

[Tom Moreau]

Hmm. On this page...

http://www.powershell.com/plus/

... it says "Currently, PowerShell+ is in beta."
--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau

Post by Tom Moreau
Any idea when Powershell+ will go RTM? The website says it's in beta.

The other day? /me goes to check the website

I can't get shelltools.com to come up right now but check out
http://powershell.com/ it says 1.0 right there.

[RichS]

It has definitely been announced as RTM - I don't think the web site has
caught up
--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk

Post by Tom Moreau
Hmm. On this page...
http://www.powershell.com/plus/
.... it says "Currently, PowerShell+ is in beta."
--
Tom
----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau

Post by Tom Moreau
Any idea when Powershell+ will go RTM? The website says it's in beta.

The other day? /me goes to check the website
I can't get shelltools.com to come up right now but check out
http://powershell.com/ it says 1.0 right there.
--
Hal Rottenberg
Blog: http://halr9000.com
Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

[Charlie Russel - MVP]

I use GVim, exclusively. But then I'm a hard core unix geek at heart.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

Post by Hal Rottenberg

Post by rvaas
What editor would you recommend?

I opt for PowerShell Plus most of the time. Probably the closest thing to
a Visual Studio experience when it comes to creating GUI forms would be
Admin Script Editor. If you are a more barebones kind of person, there's
syntax highlighters for most of the popular editors now. Notepad++ and
VIM comes to mind.
--
Hal Rottenberg
Blog: http://halr9000.com
Webmaster, Psi (http://psi-im.org)
Co-host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

[RichS]

I tend to use the PowerGUI editor, PowerShell+ and NotePad to varying degrees
and depending on what I am doing.

I like the editing in PowerGUI and the debugging in PowerShell+ notepad is
for quick and dirty or holding stuff
--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk

Post by rvaas
Hi everybody,
I was looking for a PowerShell editor. Not only syntax-highlighting but also
code-completion would be desired. So far I found PowerGUI (more a graphical
editor - not 100% what I´m looking for) and PowerShellPlus (and someone
mentioned SAPIEN PRIMALSCRIPT).
Is there e.g. a plan for VisualStudio to support PowerShell?
What editor would you recommend?
Regards,
Rudi

[Keith Hill [MVP]]

Post by rvaas
Hi everybody,
I was looking for a PowerShell editor. Not only syntax-highlighting but also
code-completion would be desired. So far I found PowerGUI (more a graphical
editor - not 100% what I´m looking for)

I rarely use the PowerGUI app itself but I use the PowerGUI "Script Editor"
every day. I really like it and the price is hard to beat.

--
Keith

[Jay]

I'm pleased with (free) PSPad, which has a PowerShell formatter that's
useful.

Jacques

[Jacob Saaby Nielsen]

Hey rvaas,

I personally use Admin Editor by iTripoli (.com). They're adding code completion
at the moment, with intellisense.

Best Regards,
Jacob Saaby Nielsen

http://www.pipforhelvede.net
gmail: jacob DOT saaby
hotmail (IM/LinkedIN/Facebook): same as gmail

Post by rvaas
Hi everybody,
I was looking for a PowerShell editor. Not only syntax-highlighting but also
code-completion would be desired. So far I found PowerGUI (more a graphical
editor - not 100% what I´m looking for) and PowerShellPlus (and someone
mentioned SAPIEN PRIMALSCRIPT).
Is there e.g. a plan for VisualStudio to support PowerShell? What
editor would you recommend?
Regards,
Rudi

[Kryten]

Hi Jacob,
I'm pretty interested in ASE, specifically for the forms creation
content, does your version have that and would you recommend it?
It's quite expensive at $300, do you think it's worth it?

Regards,
Stuart

[Hal Rottenberg]

Post by Kryten
Hi Jacob,
I'm pretty interested in ASE, specifically for the forms creation
content, does your version have that and would you recommend it?
It's quite expensive at $300, do you think it's worth it?

Since there is interest, we'll do a review of it in an upcoming podcast.
Probably not the next one but the one after. Watch the show notes. :)

In the meantime, the ASE guys have published 8 tutorial videos at
http://www.adminscripteditor.com/video/index.asp

Here's a flash video screencast of the forms designer:
http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/sfd/quick1/ASE31_Posh_SFD_Quick1.html

[Kryten]

Post by Hal Rottenberg
Since there is interest, we'll do a review of it in an upcoming podcast.
Probably not the next one but the one after.  Watch the show notes.  :)

Hi Hal,

Thats a great idea, I'm sure you guys will handle it with the usual
mixture of
style, pragmatism and humour which makes all your podcasts utterly
unmissable!

Kind regards,
Stuart Henderson