SftDirectory 2.5 - New Features

SftDirectory 2.5 is fully upward compatible from version 2.0. Please see "Upgrading To Version 2.5" for information about upgrading your projects to use this new version.

Click here to review the online web documentation for all product enhancements, with links to the topics describing each new property, method and event in detail.

• New properties to limit displayed files or folders based on their name and file extension (see MatchFolderRegexp, MatchFileRegexp, MatchFolder, MatchFile).
• New selection outline display style (see OutlineStyle property) which supports a rounded outline rectangle with a gradient fill used for selected items, flyby highlighting and drop targets (SelectOutlineBorderColor, SelectInnerBorderColor, SelectInnerFill1, SelectInnerFill2, SelectHotOutlineBorderColor, SelectHotInnerBorderColor, SelectHotInnerFill1, SelectHotInnerFill2, SelectNoFocusOutlineBorderColor, SelectNoFocusInnerBorderColor, SelectNoFocusInnerFill1, SelectNoFocusInnerFill2, HotOutlineBorderColor, HotInnerBorderColor, HotInnerFill1, HotInnerFill2, DropTargetOutlineBorderColor, DropTargetInnerBorderColor, DropTargetInnerFill1, DropTargetInnerFill2).
• The SelectEnabledItemsOnly property can be used to define whether only enabled files/folders can be selected by the user using the mouse or keyboard.
• The control's appearance now closely mimics Windows Vista when running on Windows Vista.
• New properties to easily determine the file/folder type (IsFile, IsFolder, IsLink properties).
• New properties to retrieve just the name or extension of a file/folder (FileName, FileExt properties).
• The source files OLEConvert.cs or OLEConvert.vb are no longer needed - a new component (SftHelperComponent) is now available that assists in ActiveX to .NET transitioning, allowing for easier handling of .NET Color, Image and Font types.
• Installation and usability changes for Visual Studio .NET 2003, 2005, 2008 - User-definable installation options allow the control to be automatically added to the Toolbox.
• Various corrections to help file syntax.
• Help integration for Visual Studio 2008.
• Support for Visual Studio 2005 with .NET Framework version 2.0 SP1 and above.
• Support for C/C++ applications using DEP (Data Execution Prevention).
• Enhanced property pages. 

To find out more about this product, download our product demo now. The demo includes working controls, so you can start using the controls today and test-drive them thoroughly in your application, before your purchase.

That's the good news. For the "not-so-good" news: If you like it, you will have to purchase the product to use it beyond the free 30 day trial. Of course, that's not all that terrible, considering all the features you'll get to use, along with the royalty-free distribution of the control with your completed end-user application.

And, don't forget, the product includes free support and all major updates for one entire year.

Please see our Product Overview page for included options and supported operating systems.