User`s manual

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
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Using MATLAB As a Client
For MATLAB to act as a client application, you can use the MATLAB DDE
client functions to establish and maintain conversations.
This figure illustrates how MATLAB communicates as a client to a server
application.
MATLAB’s DDE client module includes a set of functions. This table describes
the functions that enable you to use MATLAB as a client.
If the server application is Microsoft Excel, you can specify the System topic or
a topic that is a filename. If you specify the latter, the filename ends in
.XLS or
Function Description
ddeadv
Sets up advisory link between MATLAB and DDE server
application.
ddeexec
Sends execution string to DDE server application.
ddeinit
Initiates DDE conversation between MATLAB and another
application.
ddepoke
Sends data from MATLAB to DDE server application.
ddereq
Requests data from DDE server application.
ddeterm
Terminates DDE conversation between MATLAB and server
application.
ddeunadv
Releases advisory link between MATLAB and DDE server
application.
MATLAB
DDE Client
Module
Server Application
Conversation
DDE Server
Module