DdePoke Procedure

Sends an unsolicited data item to a DDE server application.

Syntax

[ lStatus = ] DdePoke ( hConv, sItem, sData )

The DdePoke procedure syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

lStatus

Long

Status

hConv

Val AHandle

OLE_Handle of the DDE conversation

sItem

Val BString

The item where the sData is sent

sData

Val BString

The data for sItem

Comments

Returns TRUE for success and FALSE for failure. The data format supported is text. The function waits until the server sends back an acknowledgement. The timeout can be specified by the DdeTimeout.

Example

If (DdePoke(hConv, "R1C1", "Hello Excel")=FALSE) Then

Abort

Endif

! Set the A1 cell in an Excel worksheet to "Hello Excel"

See Also

DdeExecute, DdeRequest, DdeTimeout