WordSearch Puzzle Builder - 2025 R1 Released!

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NEW WordSeach Puzzle Maker App!

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce a brand new release of a WordSearch Puzzle Maker application. The App comes in two flavours: Classic and Framework. The Classic version is a migrated version from PB 2021 to PB 2025 with some GUI image tweaks. The Framework version is an completely refactored Classic version that was remapped to use the STD Integrated Framework classes!

 

    The Classic version was originally written by me in the PB version 5.0 time frame for my children who had to make these up as their homework assignment in public school. I upgraded this in PB 2021 and now into PB 2025 GA build 3683. Now my grandchildren use the app to create the same Word Searches for their school mates! The classic version is an MDI based App and uses a pure native PB System Class objects, as follows

    

Classic version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator!

   The Framework version is a refactored classic version replacing the System Classes with the equivalent ones from the STD Framework! This means that the framework based WordSearch maker now has automatically many new features like for example: Zooming, Print Preview, Tabbed Dialogues, Ribbon Bar UI, Logging, Debugging, Themes, Multiple monitor support, Dialogue centring, MS-Window notifications,  consistent message box displays, etc

 

Key Application features ...  

• Built using PB 2025 build 3683 and the STD Framework 2025 R2 (beta)
• Tested SQL Extract on W10 version 22H2 build 19045.2788
• Tested SQL Extract on W11 version 24H2 build 26100.4652

 

Framework version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator!

 

   The Framework Word Search Puzzle Creator application is a good example of refactoring a classic PB App so that it is all driven by the STD framework. This now allows the PB developer to easily build any GUI Application interface that is required / desired with all the "bells & whistles" just by changing object inheritance. The framework based app now also allows the PB developer to be exponentially more productive in the future!

 

Complete the puzzle by auto filling the empty squares!

      

     Both the Classic and Framework Word Search Puzzle Creator example applications can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website. Please click here to download & enjoy the APPs!  

 

  

Enjoy ... Chris