DDEPoke Instruction

Syntax

DDEPoke ChanNum, Item$, Data$[, Timeout]

Group

DDE

Description

Pokes Data$ to the Item$ by way of DDE ChanNum.

Pocket PC

Not supported.

Sandbox

Sandbox mode blocks this instruction.

Parameters

Parameters Description
ChanNum The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. Up to 10 channels may be used at one time.
Item$ The server application's item. The interpretation of this value is defined by the server application.
Data$ Sends this data value to the server application. The interpretation of this value is defined by the server application.
Timeout The command generates an error if the specified number of seconds by the timeout is exceeded before the command is complete. The default is five seconds.

Example

Sub Main
    ChanNum = DDEInitiate("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")
    DDEPoke ChanNum,"Group","XXX"
    DDETerminate ChanNum
End Sub