_Application.DDERequest Method

Requests information from the specified application. This method always returns an array.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function DDERequest ( _
    Channel As Integer, _
    Item As String _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As _Application
Dim Channel As Integer
Dim Item As String
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.DDERequest(Channel, _
    Item)

Object DDERequest(
    int Channel,
    string Item
)

Parameters

• Channel
  Type: System.Int32

  Required Integer. The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method.

• Item
  Type: System.String

  Required String. The item to be requested.

Return Value

Type: System.Object

See Also

Reference

_Application Interface

_Application Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace