DdeTimeout Procedure

Specifies a timeout in milliseconds to wait for a DDE Transaction to be completed.

Syntax

[ lStatus = ] DdeTimeout ( lmSec )

The DdeTimeout procedure syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

lStatus

Long

Status

lmSec

Val Long

Timeout value in milliseconds

Comments

The return value specifies the previous timeout value in milliseconds upon success. If lmSec is 0 or negative, the function returns 0. The function specifies the maximum time to wait for the DDE server application to respond to a DDE Transaction. A DDE Transaction can be invoked by calling DdeExecute, DdePoke, and DdeRequest function. The default timeout value is 1000 ms.

Example

! Set Dde timeout to 2.5 seconds

DdeTimeout (2500)

See Also

DdeExecute, DdeInitiate, DdePoke, DdeRequest