DDEInitiate

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DDEInitiate

Description

The DDEInitiate command begins a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) conversation between.

Syntax

DDEInitiate  $variable,service,topic[,onErrorLabel:]

Or
$variable = DDEInitiate(service,topic[,onErrorLabel:])

Parameters

Part

Type

Description

$variable

Integer

Required. Variable that receives the DDE channel number.

Service

String

Required. The name of the DDE application for this conversation.

Topic

String

Required. The name of the DDE topic for this conversation.

onErrorLabel

Label

Optional. A label that execution transfers to if an error occurs.

Remarks