DDEExecute

Prototype

BoolExcuted:=DDEExecute(intHandle,strCommand)

Description

Sends to the DDE server a macro to execute. 

Parameters

IntHandle: integer value that makes the handle given by the opened conversation function.

strCommand: string that contains the command to send.

Returned value

BoolExcuted: boolean value that indicate if the command has been accepted or not.

Notes

Some server don't allow the sending of a new command if that precedent has not already been performed.

The usable commands and the relative syntax are specified in the documentation of the target DDE server.

Example

// opens a conversation using winword.exe program

HandleDDE:=DDEOpenConversation('c:\programs\microsoft\winword.exe','winword','system');

// send a command macro to the server

DDEExecute(HandleDDE,'[Open("c:\documents\test.doc")]');

// Close the conversation

DDECloseConversation(HandleDDE);