FileDrop Example Application - 2026 R3 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 External File Drop application version 2026 R3 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 over 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...

File Drop App version 2026.3.0.165 built using PB2025 R2 build 6430

Uses the latest STD Integrated Framework version 2026.3.0.481

Updated to support the latest PB2025 R2 HighDPI Theme feature

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 FileDrop code on W11 version 25H2 build 26200.9168

File Drop App is also PowerClient or PowerServer deployment ready!

Improved the DisplayMenuAsRibbonBar feature found PB 2025 R2

Can now toggle the RibbonBar feature ON or OFF using the "Tools" menu

Can now toggle the TabbedView feature ON or OFF using the "Tools" menu

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 2026.3.0.165 release and the latest Appeon PowerBuilder 2025 R2 release build 6430 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