Programming Reference Manual

DDEPoke

 
Syntax
 
DDEPoke ChanNum, Item$, Data$[, Timeout]
 
Description
Poke Data$ to the Item$ via DDE ChanNum.
 
Parameter
Description
ChanNum
This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. Up to 10 channels may be used at one time.
Item$
This is the server application's item. The interpretation of this value is defined by the server application.
Data$
Send this data value to the server application. The interpretation of this value is defined by the server application.
Timeout
The command will generate an error if the number of seconds specified by the timeout is exceeded before the command has completed. The default is five seconds.
See Also
 
Example
 
Sub Main
    ChanNum = DDEInitiate("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")
    DDEPoke ChanNum,"Group","XXX"
    DDETerminate ChanNum
End Sub