Syntax

DDETerminateAll

Description

Closes all open DDE channels.

Comments

All open DDE channels are automatically terminated when the script ends.

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")

  DDETerminateAll
  Msgbox "Finished   "
End Sub

See Also

DDEExecute (statement); DDEInitiate (function); DDEPoke (statement); DDERequest, DDERequest$ (functions); DDESend (function); DDETerminate (statement); DDETimeout (statement).

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