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DDEPoke ChanNum,"Group","XXX"
DDETerminate
ChanNum
End
Sub
DDERequest$ Function
Syntax
DDERequest[$](ChanNum, Item$[, Timeout])
Group
DDE
Description
Request information for Item$. If the request is not satisfied then the return value will be a null string.
Parameter Description
ChanNum This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. U
p
to 10 channels
may be used at one time.
Item$ This is the server a
pp
lication's item. The inter
p
retation of this value is defined b
y
the
server application.
Timeout The command will generate an error if the number of seconds specified by the
timeout is exceeded before the command has com
p
leted. The default is five seconds.
Example
Sub Main
ChanNum = DDEInitiate
("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")
Debug
.Print DDERequest$(ChanNum,"Groups")
DDETerminate
ChanNum
End
Sub
DDETerminate Instruction
Syntax
DDETerminate ChanNum
Group
DDE
Description
Terminate DDE ChanNum.
Parameter Description
ChanNum This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. U
p
to 10 channels
may be used at one time.