User`s manual

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
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•Format
Provides a tab-delimited list of string names of all the formats supported by
the server. MATLAB supports Text, Metafilepict, and XLTable. These
formats are described in “Clipboard Formats” on page 7-24.
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Topics
Provides a tab-delimited list of the names of the topics supported by
MATLAB.
MATLAB Engine Topic
The Engine topic allows users to use MATLAB as a server by passing it a
command to execute, requesting data, or sending data.
The MATLAB Engine topic supports these items:
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EngEvalString
Specifies an item name, if required, when you send a command to MATLAB
for evaluation.
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EngStringResult
Provides the string result of a DDE execute command when you request data
from MATLAB.
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EngFigureResult
Provides the graphical result of a DDE execute command when you request
data from MATLAB.
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<matrix name>
When requesting data from MATLAB, this is the name of the matrix for
which data is being requested. When sending data to MATLAB, this is the
name of the matrix to be created or updated.
The MATLAB Engine topic supports three operations that may be used by
applications with a DDE client interface. These operations include sending
commands to MATLAB for evaluation, requesting data from MATLAB, and
sending data to MATLAB.
Sending Commands to MATLAB for Evaluation
Clients send commands to MATLAB using the DDE execute operation. The
Engine topic supports DDE
execute in two forms because some clients require
that you specify the item name and the command to execute, while others