DDEPeek

DDEPeek retrieves data from the specified program and document using the DDE channel.

Syntax

Important:

This feature is deprecated, its use is discouraged although not prohibited.

CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WINDDE","DDEPeek",
  [ program, container, cells, encoding ], [ result, value ] )
  • program is the name of the DDE application.
  • container is the document or sub-document that is to be used. A sub-document can, for example, be a sheet in Microsoft™ Excel.
  • cells represents the working items; see the program documentation to know the format of cells.
  • encoding is an optional parameter. It allows to force the encoding to use between ASCII and wide char/unicode. When not specified, WinDDE will try to retrieve the correct encoding itself. Possible values are: "UNICODE", "ASCII"
  • value represents the data to be retrieved; see the program documentation for details of the format of values.
  • result is an integer variable receiving the status.
  • result is TRUE if the function succeeded, FALSE otherwise.
  • If the function fails, use DDEError to get the description of the error.
  • value is a variable receiving the cells values.

Warnings

  • The DDE connection must be opened; see DDEConnect.
  • DDEError can only be called once to check if an error occurred.