Admin INI Utility - 2025 R1 Released!

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Updated Admin INI Utility Application released!

     Software Tool & Die Inc. today are very pleased to announce an updated Admin INI utility application version 2025 R1 for Appeon PowerBuilder that was built from the latest STD Integrated Framework version 2025 R1 and the new Appeon PowerBuilder 2025 GA Release. The highlights in this release are:

• Migrated the code to PB2025 GA build 3683.
• Updated "Theme" support for PB2025 GA.
• Updated the STD Framework to version 2025 R1 build 2025.1.0.011
• Encrypt / Decrypt DB Connection settings stored in an Application INI file.
• Can now display the main menu as either a Toolbar or Ribbon Bar based on INI setting.
• Tested the Base64 code on W10 version 22H2 build 19045.5856
• Tested the Base64 code on W11 version 24H2 build 26100.4061

Example INI file with encrypted values

     Application INI encoding and decoding is a critical  feature when protecting "actors" from garnering access to your system databases! Most PB applications use INI file settings to load their  Transaction Objects (ie SQLCA) with connection information. This DB connection information usually contains sensitive User Identification, Server, Password, Connection Security settings, etc. This information is key to protecting unauthorized data access.

 

    The great news though is that the new Admin INI utility application can totally secure this DB Client connection information. Also, the STD Framework knows how to decrypt this information when loading your application's Transaction Object(s). Once connected to the DBMS, the STD framework will then re-encrypt that information in memory using different random keys so that even memory scrapers cannot decipher it!

 

Select INI. Section Name, Transaction value, & then decrypt it!

Edit Required Value, then Encrypt it, & then save it back to INI

    The Admin INI utility application utilizes standard methods supplied by the STD Framework. These API's are now embedded in the framework so that can be easily used by Client Server, PowerClient or PowerServer based applications as well. You can see the PB Application use of this encrypted DB Client information in the STD Framework's OrderEntry Demo Application (download here)!

    You can download the Admin INI utility application from the STD Framework's website by clicking here! You can also download either of the free open source STD framework for PowerBuilder version 2025 GA by clicking here! Note that previous versions of the framework in the Archive sub-folder.

 

Enjoy!

Regards ... Chris