Programming Reference Manual

DDERequest

 
Syntax
 
DDERequest[$](ChanNum, Item$[, Timeout])
 
Description
Request information for Item$. If the request is not satisfied then the return value will be a null string.
 
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.
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")
    Debug.Print DDERequest$(ChanNum,"Groups")
    DDETerminate ChanNum
End Sub