Script Steps Reference

Miscellaneous script steps
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Send DDE Execute (Windows)
Purpose
Sends a DDE command to another application to execute commands in that application.
Format
Send DDE Execute [Service Name: <service name>; Topic: <topic text or
filename>; Commands: <commands>]
Options
• Service Name is the name of the application that executes the commands. Refer to the
documentation of the application you specify for the valid service name. You can enter the
service name directly as text or click Specify to create the service name from a calculation.
• Topic is a filename or text string that describes the topic that the application executes the
commands on. Refer to the documentation of the application specified in the Service Name
for valid topics. You can enter the topic name directly as text or click Specify to create the
topic name from a calculation. For more information, see Creating file paths.
• Commands are a calculated value or text string that specifies what the application does.
Refer to the documentation of the application specified in the Service Name for valid
commands and formats. You can enter the commands directly as text or click Specify to
create the commands from a calculation.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step sends a DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) command to another application to execute
a series of commands available in that application.
• FileMaker Pro sends DDE execute commands, but does not receive them.
• Because DDE is a Windows feature, if you run a script containing a Send DDE execute
script step on an OS
X-based computer, the script step is ignored. (An error code is
generated, which can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.)
• When a FileMaker Pro script first establishes a DDE connection, the connection stays open
to execute subsequent script steps for the same service name and topic. If the script
includes another DDE Execute script step using a different service name or topic,
FileMaker
Pro closes the current connection and opens another with the new service name
and topic. All open connections close when the script is completed.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Yes