Drag External Files Example - 2025R1 Released!

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Updated - External Files Drag & Drop Example!

    

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce the new release of an STD Integrated Framework example application that utilizes the framework to implement External File Drag & Drop! The ability to drag & drop into a PowerBuilder application via the STD Framework has been feature for almost a decade. However, there was not a detailed example on how to perform this action except in the OrderEntry example application. The STD framework implements this by allowing the PB Developer to just set one property, coding one event and then directing the file name data to any standard native PB control!

 

 New features in this release...

Built using the new PB2025 GA build 3683 release

Uses the latest STD Integrated Framework version 2025.1.0.436

Updated to support the latest PB2025 GA Theme features

Incorporates MS-Windows notification utility built in PB 2025 GA

Incorporates MS-Windows Marquee utility built in PB 2025 GA 

Includes deployment examples for 32 & 64bit M-Code / P-Code

Tested the DDE code on W10 version 22H2 build 19045.4529

Tested the DDE code on W11 version 24H2 build 26100.4351

PowerClient or PowerServer 2025 GA deployment ready as well!

Supports the new DisplayMenuAsRibbonBar feature found in PB 2025

Can toggle the RibbonBar feature ON or OFF in the App's INI file as follows ...

RibbonBar_Mode=Y/N

Added support for the new TabbedView MDI Sheet look & feel

Can toggle the TabbedView ON/OFF and also change its Look & Feel in the INI file as follows...

  [TabbedView]
Mode=Y/N
FaceName = "Tahoma"
ShowCloseButton =Y
ShowContextMenu=Y
ShowIcon=Y
ShowSeparator=Y
ShowPowerTips=Y
ShowText=Y
TextSize=-8  

 

New GUI Look & Feel automatic Ribbon Bar!

   

    The External File Drag & Drop example application utilizes the latest STD Integrated Framework version 2025.1.0.436 release and the latest Appeon PowerBuilder 2025 GA release build 3683 to locate external files dragged into any PB Application. In turn, the framework facilitates identifying external files coming into a PB application. This latest framework now also detects if the PB App is running in "ADMIN Mode" as well. This is important because external file drag & drop cannot be performed while the application is in that mode. 

  

A list of External Files can be directed to any PB control!

    The Integrated framework allows the PB developer to enable the External Files Drag & Drop by just setting one property. The PB developer then just needs to code one event to handle the external file drop, as follows:
   

Three easy steps... a) Property ON, b) Code framework event, c) Use function to get file names!

     The STD External File Drag & Drop PowerBuilder example application can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website. Please click here to download   

Enjoy!  

Regards ... Chris