Console Utility Application - (2026 R3) Released!

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Updated PowerServer Console Application!

Built using the STD Framework!

        Software Tool & Die Inc. are very pleased today to announce an updated  version of the PowerServer Console (2026 R3) application for use with the new PowerServer 2025 R2 Web API application server! This latest release of the PowerServer Console application is all written in PowerBuilder 2025 R2 and uses the latest STD Integrated Framework version 2026 R3 as well!

    In the original release, the PS Console App could only monitor and if need be kill a PS App's "Session". Changes in this new release though now include:

• Migrated the App code from PB 2025 GA build 3683 to PB 2025 R2 build 6430
• Updated STD Integrated Framework from version 2025.1.0.436 to 2026.3.0.481
• Incorporated updated PB 2026 R3 MS-Windows notification utility
• Updated the Theme files to PB2025 R2 build 6430 for HighDPI support
• Tested the Console code on W11 version 25H2 build 26200.9278
• Updated the console support for the new C# Net DataStore server feature in PB 2025!
• Incorporated the newest DisplayMenuAsRibbonBar feature of PB 2025 R2
• Incorporated the newest TabbedView feature of PB 2025 R2 
• Can now switch between Menu / Toolbar mode in the App's "Tools" menu!
• Can now switch between Ribbon Bar mode in the App's "Tools" menu!
• Can now switch between Tabbed View mode in the App's "Tools" menu!

 

New Ribbon Bar look and C# .Net DataStore server support!

Customizable connection settings (DNS / IP Address) + Port

 

PS Console App monitoring PowerServer "Sessions".

 

    One of the new features in this PS Console release now allows you to see all the Web API's within the 2025 R2 PS server itself by using the API tab page. Note that the PS Console's functionality is governed by the built-in exposed "internal" RESTFul web services within the PS 2025 R2's server itself. Check this API documentation feature and also then be able to execute them from inside t2he PS Console application itself, as well as follows:

Console displaying WEB APIs currently available in the PS Server

Example of the Console executing any Web API it sees!

Console showing a called Web API's return JSON data.

   Another new feature in the latest version of the PS Console is the ability to check the PowerServer's actual Heath. You can do this by selecting the new Health Tab in the PS Console application, as follows: 

New PowerServer Health check feature at work!

    Software Tool & Dies have also recently updated the STD Integrated framework to handle PS Server outages without crashing the running PB App when connected to PowerServer. This allows the App User and/or the Support team to see exactly what happened during a PB=>PS App failure. This could be for example: network outage, server not started, killed session, PS processing error, etc) by the type of failure reported and now logged as well! The newer framework also allows PS Apps to perform a PS server Fail Over as well that can now be handled by the PS App when one instance of a PS Server is not available!

 You can download the PS2026 R3 Console and latest OrderEntry Demo App for PB/PS2025 R2, as follows:

PS Console:  Download     OrderEntry:  Download 

   Enjoy ... please let me know what you think & if you have any feature suggestions that you might like for future versions!

Regards ... Chris