New PowerBuilder MP3 Player Application - 2026 R1 Released!

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NEW MP3 Player Application Released!

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce a brand new MP3 Player application application built from the STD Framework for PowerBuilder. This application allows the PowerBuilder user to select an one or more MP3 files and play them using the framework's MCI (Multimedia Command Interface) MS-Windows API's!

 

   The STD Framework was used for building this application. So features like for example: Zooming, Print Preview, Tabbed Dialogues, Ribbon Bar UI, Logging, Debugging, Themes, Multiple monitor support, automatic dialogue centering, MS-Window notifications,  consistent message box displays, etc are already in the application by default just through inheritance!

 

Key Application features ...  

• Built using PB 2025 build 3726 and the STD Framework 2026 R1
• Tested the Colour Generator on W11 version 25H2 build 26200.7922

  

   The MP3 Player application is another great example of a PB App that it is all driven by the STD framework. This allows the PB developer to easily build modern GUI Application interfaces that are  required / desired with all the "bells & whistles" just by changing object inheritance. The framework based app also allows the PB developer to be exponentially more productive!

 

    To use the MP3 Player application, just click on a colour in either category. A hand icon will appear next to your selection and then the resulting colour values will be generated, as follows.

 

All MP3 files copied to the App's EXE's folder are automatically in the play list!

 

 

Selecting the PLAY icon will start the MP3's to be played

 

 

       Tip: You can expand the right side of the play to see the MP3 file list and you can expand the display area to see a live visual animation of what song is playing! Just click on either the expand  / collapse command buttons. 

         From there, you can also Pause, Stop, Select Next, Prior, or First in the menu or click on the play list or use the Track Control button to control the playback list. There are radio buttons as well to automatically replay a certain track or replay the entire MP3 list! You can even open the MS-Windows O/S Volume Mixer from the MP3 Player and if desired, control the output devices and the MP3 volume levels from inside the mixer. The MP3 Player app also allows you to control the Left / Right / Mute features of the O/S as well from inside the MP3 Player!

 

Volume Mixer automatically shows the PB MP3 Player!

 

  

     The MP3 Player application can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website. 

 

Please click here to download & enjoy the APP!   

 

   

Enjoy ... Chris

STD Framework Award!

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STD Framework SourceForge Award!

 Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce that it has received this prestigious from SourceForge...   

 

STD Framework - Updated Demo Apps for 2026

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Updated Demo Apps for 2026

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce new & updated set of Demo applications for 2026 based on the latest 2026 R1 STD Integrated Framework. Remember that the framework and the Demo Apps are free and Open Source too! These new & updated applications for 2026 are as follows:

 

Applications ...  

• Compact Disc Player
• Order Entry Demo App
• Windows Explorer
• File Explorer (new) 
• Application Statistics 

Note: In the download links, if you look at their "Beta" download folder you will also discover the downloadable version for running these Apps in the new PB 2025 R2 Beta version as well!  ;-)

 

STD Framework - New Demo Apps for 2026

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NEW STD Demo Apps for 2026

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce a brand new set of Demo applications for 2026 based on the latest 2026 R1 beta STD Framework. Remember that the framework and the Demo Apps are free and Open Source too! These new applications for 2026 are as follows:

 

Applications ...  

• Colour Selection Generator
• Single Sign On
• Structure API Guide
• and many more!

  

   The Colour Generator application is a good example of a PB App that it is all driven by the STD framework. To use the Colour Generator Utility application, just click on a colour in either category. A hand icon will appear next to your selection and then the resulting colour values will be generated. The colour palettes in three categories: PB, Web & Crayola. You can also filter the colour palette search by name as well. Clicking on a specific colour gives you the Colour Code, RGB or HEX colour value that can then be used in PowerBuilder, Web or other application development tools, as follows:

 

Colour Generator in action!

      The Colour Generator Utility application can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website.  Please click here to download & enjoy the APP! 

 

 

     The Single Sign On application is another  good example of a PB App that it is all driven by the STD framework. The framework now includes a new object class named "nc_single_signon" that handles LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), AD (Active Directory) and ADSO Active Duty Service Obligation [military]) requests to the MS-Windows operating system for your Client Server, PowerServer or PowerClient based applications. The following SSO Demo App shows you the functionality and the "code behind" guides the developer on how to use the framework get get these features working, as follows:

 

Actual Single Sign On using AD!

      The Single Sign On  Demo application can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website.  Please click here to download & enjoy the APP! 

  

 

     The Structure API Guide application is another good example of a PB App that it is all driven by the STD framework. This utility application allows you to see an MS-Windows structure from a PowerBuilder developer's perspective. Selecting the Progma, Unicode or ANSI settings then shows you both the 32 and 64 bit impact. Then clicking the "Layout" button beside the structure in question, will then show the PB developer the actual structure properties for the chosen options, as follows:

 

Structure API Guide main dialogue

The resulting Layout needed for a selected structure!

      The  Structure API Guide  application can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website.  Please click here to download & enjoy the APP! 

 

    The STD Framework also has a slew of free Demo Apps built from the framework that the PB Developer can run. These apps show the PB Developer how various features of the framework work that can then be used to deliver any conceivable PowerBuilder application functionality in a fraction of the time. These apps will then also include a plethora of advanced features just by inheriting from the framework's classes. Here are some Demo App examples that you can try ..

 

Small example of all the Demo Apps for the framework!

       All the  STD Framework Demo applications can be downloaded from the SourceForge website.  Please click here to see the entire list of Demo Apps!!!!

  

Enjoy ... Chris