The DDE API function list

The DDE API is based on the front call technique.

The DDE API is based on the front call technology. All DDE functions are grouped in the WINDDE front end function module.

Table 1. Windows DDE front-end functions
Function name	Description
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEConnect", [ `program`, `document`, `encoding` ], [`result`] )	`DDEConnect` opens a DDE connection.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEExecute", [ `program`, `document`, `command`, `encoding` ], [`result`] )	`DDEExecute` executes a DDE command.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEFinish", [ `program`, `document` ], [`result`] )	`DDEFinish` closes a DDE connection.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEFinishAll", [], [`result`] )	`DDEFinishAll` closes all DDE connections.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEError", [], [`errmsg`] )	`DDEError` returns error information about the last DDE operation.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEPeek", [ `program`, `container`, `cells`, `encoding` ], [ `result`, `value` ] )	`DDEPeek` retrieves data from the specified program and document using the DDE channel.
CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEPoke", [ `program`, `container`, `cells`, `values`, `encoding` ], [`result`] )	`DDEPoke` sends data to the specified program and document using the DDE channel.