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Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to send data to an application.
Syntax
expression .DDEPoke(Channel, Item, Data)
expression A variable that represents a Global object. Optional.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Channel |
Required |
Long |
The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method. |
Item |
Required |
String |
The item within a DDE topic to which the specified data is to be sent. |
Data |
Required |
String |
The data to be sent to the receiving application (the DDE server). |
Remarks
.gif "Security note") Security Note |
|---|
| Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is an older technology that is not secure. If possible, use a more secure alternative to DDE, such as object linking and embedding (OLE). |
If the DDEPoke method isn't successful, an error occurs.
Example
This example opens the Microsoft Excel workbook Sales.xls and inserts "1996 Sales" into cell R1C1.
Dim lngChannel As Long
lngChannel = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="System")
DDEExecute Channel:=lngChannel, Command:="[OPEN(" & Chr(34) _
& "C:\Sales.xls" & Chr(34) & ")]
DDETerminate Channel:=lngChannel
lngChannel = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="Sales.xls")
DDEPoke Channel:=lngChannel, Item:="R1C1", Data:="1996 Sales"
DDETerminate Channel:=lngChannel