Global.DDEPoke Method
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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 |
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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
Security 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.
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