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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Multi-Lingual PowerBuilder Applications!

 

Localize your PowerBuilder Applications

Give a Multilingual Interface to your PowerBuilder Apps

 

No
Coding

Maintain
ONLY 1 SOURCE CODE

Easily add new languages or translations without modifying the source code

 

 

Modify
UI in Runtime

Translate & Adapt the UI for each language

Controls, objects, DWs Easily Adapt screens with the Enable Designer

 

New

Continuous
Integration

Integrate Translations in a CI/CD Workflow

Parse the code, import/export translations, identify new potentially parametric phrases, JSON format,
Support of PB 2021

 

Features

  • Support all character sets and RTL languages
  • Change language dynamically even after a window is opened
  • Print in any language - without resetting current language
  • Recognizes context and supports rules for defining which elements should be translated
  • Quickly Extract meaningful strings
  • Optimized language DB protected from unauthorized changes
  • Simple distribution: just install libraries and language database (no DBMS necessary)
  • Enterprise license available: unlimited projects, unlimited languages, no runtime royalties
  • Supports .xlsx format to export/import traductions
  • Supports PB 9 to Appeon PowerBuilder 2021
  • 64-bit Deployment
  • Translation Explorer: test how the engine works and analyze results
  • Translation Memory Management: reuse translations among projects
  • CI/CD support for Extractor and Author
  • Supports JSON format in the import/export translations

Make your application available to international users in no time!

 


Thursday, March 17, 2022

Visual Expert 2022 is available!

Improve Code Security and Quality

Analyze your PowerBuilder and Database code together.

Improve Quality and Security.

Impact Analysis

 

Enhanced Code Inspection

Automatically scan your project.
Identify and Remove flaws.

New in VE 2022:

  • Interactive Dashboard :
    Drill-Down to instructions
  • Additional Inspection Rules
  • New Settings to adjust Rules
  • Enhanced Tooltips in Dashboard


Extended Impact Analysis

Identify the consequences of a change in your PowerBuilder or Database Code.

New in VE 2022:

Extended scope of fine-grained analysis. Support of new code sources:

  • PowerBuilder 2021,
  • Oracle Cloud Database,
  • SQL Server Azure,
  • PBG files...
  • Advanced Code Parsing Settings

 

VISUAL EXPERT MAIN FEATURES

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Visual Expert analyses the code to provide Impact analysis, Code Documentation, Code Review, Code Performance analysis and Code Comparison


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Friday, March 11, 2022

STD Integrated Framework - 2022R1 released!

 ** Hot News **

  Integrated Foundation Classes (2022R1) Released!

 "THE" Framework for Appeon PowerBuilder & PowerServer!

(v2022.1.0.281 - March 7, 2022)
 
 






        Software Tool & Die Inc (STD) are very pleased to announce that they have just released a new version of their Integrated Foundation Class library framework 2022R1 (build 2022.1.0.281) exclusively for PowerBuilder 2021 and PowerServer 2021 (Cloud), and InfoMaker 2021 (build 1506) - with new features, enhancements and upgrades!
  
     STD are also very excited as this release represents another significant enhancement to the Integrated framework that really further exemplifies the power of the Appeon PowerBuilder 2021 build 1506 development environment! The updated framework combined with the current PowerBuilder and/or PowerServer products, positions developers to take advantage of today's Agile and DevOps methodologies. Plus it further enhances a newer GUI "punch" in your Native and Cloud based Apps without buying expensive add-on products. Especially, since the framework is free!

     For a summary of the previous framework version's new & revised features for
2019/2020
, please follow these links - 2020R1, 2020R2, 2021R1, 2021R2 , 2021R3, 2021R4 and 2021R5. Note that STD has now released 5 new versions of the Integrated framework in 2021 with lots more planned for 2022!
   
   The following are some of the key highlights of the new 2022R1 Integrated Foundation Class library for Appeon PowerBuilder 2021 build 1506, as follows:
  • Removed the last of Appeon Mobile code
  • Removed the last of Appeon Web code
  • Added support for PowerTipText on all PB visual controls
  • Added support for TopwizWeb product

 

PowerTipText added to all visual controls that did not have this feature!

 

Actual working Demo App using the new TopwizWeb product!


     The latest Integrated framework version contains the following updates and has been tested with the latest MS-Windows 10 O/S (21H1 build 19043.1415), MS-Windows 11 O/S (21H2 build 22000.527), PB 2021 build 1506 and the PowerServer 2021 build #1.1.1. Testing inside of PB included Win32 (both P-code & M-code) and Win64 (P-code) deployments. Testing inside of PowerClient and PowerServer included both 32bit and 64bit deployments.

Note: All the STD frameworks are free and can be downloaded from its STD Foundation Classes SourceForge project website and licensed under Apache 2.0 open source.

Release 2022.1.0.281 - Major Release (2022R1) - change highlights ...
 
  1. Migrated the framework from being based on PB2021 Build 1311 to PB2021 MR Build 1506
  2. Removed the last of the framework code that supported the Appeon Mobile product (deprecated).
  3. Removed the last of the framework code that supported the Appeon Web product (deprecated).
  4. Revised "wn_profile_master" to add "AcceptText" command to make sure that all the entries are in the DWO's primary buffer
  5. Revised "wn_profile_model_master_e/f/s/i" revised code to format the Window title information better
  6. Revised "nc_app_controller_master" code to log PS2021 server interaction HTTP Response Status if Debug is ON
  7. Revised "nc_app_controller_master" code to adapt to PS2021 (technically different PS2020)
  8. Revised "vs_wb_master" to add code to all events to log all activity when in "Debug" Mode.
  9. Revised "wn_controller_master" code to fine tune "theme" & "track user" functionality
  10. Revised "wn_controller_master" code to better support PowerClient & PowerServer Apps.
  11. Revised "ns_sqlca_master" code to support PowerServer 2021 Begin Session
  12. Revised all visual controls to support frameworks new PowerTipText feature.
  13. Revised all "open_sheet_xxxx" global functions to automatically handle mouse pointer set/restore
  14. Revised the "ns_http_client_master" class to support the TopwizWeb product
 
      The OrderEntry example application and the Integrated Framework's Documentation has also been updated to the new Integrated Foundation class 2022R1 framework version. You can download the example application from here. Also, check out the online "getting started" video series to accelerate your assimilation of the best framework for PowerBuilder & PowerServer (Cloud) applications!




   STD would also like to thank Novalys Corporation for their support of the Foundation Classes by supplying the VisualExpert product for the framework's documentation. 
 

Enjoy!

Regards ... Chris

Thursday, March 3, 2022

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  • Use existing DWs as data sources
  • Generate a PB object with a new modern Graph
  • Customize its presentation if you wish


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38 PowerBuilder controls, 12 types of charts, and 41 themes

Windows 10 Style Message Box

Enhance existing Controls

Upgrade all your MessageBoxes and modal windows to a Windows 10 look & feel.

 

Chart, GaugeS & DASHBOARDS

  • 12 types of chart
  • 4 styles of animated gauges
  • Modernize all existing DWs and Reports
  • Build rich and dynamic dashboards

Drill down analytic charts in PowerBuilder Apps

 

PowerBuilder Dashboard 

Create Modern Dashboards
to provide BI or navigation features (drill down).

 

Dozens of Built in Themes and Styles
Choose from a wide range of colors or styles to automatically style your controls.

44 UI Themes

 

 

 

Regards ... Chris

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

SourceForge Award

 

 

 

Hi Chris, 

 
Congratulations! STD Foundation Classes has just been recognized with a Community Choice award by SourceForge. This honor is awarded only to select projects that have reached significant milestones in terms of downloads and user engagement from the SourceForge community.

This is a big achievement, as your project has qualified for this award out of over 500,000 open source projects on SourceForge. SourceForge sees nearly 30 million users per month looking for, and developing, open source software. This award badge will now appear on your project page, and the award assets can be found in your project admin section.

To recognize STD Foundation Classes’s achievement, we’ve awarded you with the Community Choice award, which you can see below: Now that STD Foundation Classes is an official winner of the Community Choice Award, you have express permission to use the award badge wherever you’d like.

Feel free to proudly display the award on your personal or organizational website, social media, or anywhere else you’d like.

Congrats again on winning and keep doing amazing work because SourceForge and our users appreciate it!

Thanks, The SourceForge Team