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Syntax |
DDERequest[$](channel,DataItem$) |
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Description |
Returns the value of the given data item in the receiving application associated with the open DDE channel. |
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Comments |
DDERequest$ returns a String, whereas DDERequest returns a String variant. The DDERequest/DDERequest$ functions take the following parameters: |
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Parameter |
Description |
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channel |
Integer containing the DDE channel number returned from DDEInitiate. An error will result if channel is invalid. |
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DataItem$ |
String containing the name of the data item to request. The format for this parameter depends on the server. |
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The format for the returned value depends on the server. |
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Example |
This example sets and retrieves a cell in an Excel spreadsheet. Sub Main() Dim cmd,q,ch% q = Chr(34) ' Define quotation marks.
id = Shell("c:\excel5\excel.exe",3) 'Start Excel. ch% = DDEInitiate("Excel","Sheet1")
On Error Resume Next cmd = "[ACTIVATE(" & q &"SHEET1" & q & ")]" 'Activate worksheet. DDEExecute ch%,cmd
DDEPoke ch%,"R1C1","$1000.00" 'Send value to cell. 'Retrieve value and display. MsgBox "The value of Row 1, Cell 1 is: " & DDERequest(ch%,"R1C1")
DDETerminate ch% Msgbox "Finished..." End Sub |
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See Also |
DDEExecute (statement); DDEInitiate (function); DDEPoke (statement); DDESend (function); DDETerminate (statement); DDETerminateAll (statement); DDETimeout (statement). |
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