DDESetOption( ) Function

Changes or returns dynamic data exchange (DDE) settings.

DDESetOption(cOption [, nTimeoutValue | lExpression])

Return Value

Logical or Numeric

Parameters

• cOption
  Specifies the setting options.

  cOption	Setting	Default	Description
  TIMEOUT	nTimeoutValue (number of milliseconds)	2000	The number of milliseconds DDE functions wait for the server application to respond; the current TIMEOUT value is returned if you omit nTimeoutValue.
  SAFETY	lExpression(true (.T.) or false (.F.))	.T.	Specifies whether a dialog is displayed when you use DDEInitiate( ) to establish a channel to a server application and the application does not respond; the current SAFETY setting is returned if you omit lExpression.

• nTimeoutValue
  Specifies the timeout value.

• lExpression
  Enables or disables dialog display.

Remarks

Use DDESetOption( ) to change or return DDE settings. Two options, TIMEOUT and SAFETY, are available.

See Also

Reference

DDEAdvise( ) Function

DDEEnabled( ) Function

DDEExecute( ) Function

DDEInitiate( ) Function

DDEPoke( ) Function

DDERequest( ) Function

DDESetService( ) Function

DDETerminate( ) Function

Other Resources

Functions

Language Reference (Visual FoxPro)