DDEExecute Instruction

Syntax

DDEExecute ChanNum, Command$[, Timeout]

Group

DDE

Description

Send the DDE Execute Command$ string by way of DDE ChanNum.

Pocket PC

Not supported.

Sandbox

Sandbox mode blocks this instruction.

Parameters

Parameters	Description
ChanNum	This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. Up to 10 channels may be used at one time.
Command$	Send this command value to the server application. The interpretation of this value is defined by 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 completed. The default is five seconds.

Example

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Sub Main
    ChanNum = DDEInitiate("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")
    DDEExecute ChanNum,"[CreateGroup(XXX)]"
    DDETerminate ChanNum
End Sub