Syntax 

DDEExecute ChanNum, Command$[, Timeout]


Group 

DDE 


Description 

Send the DDE Execute Command$ string via DDE ChanNum.


Parameters

Description

ChanNum 

This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate function. Up to 10 channels may be used at one time.

Command$ 

Send this command value to the server application. 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.


Example

Sub Main

    ChanNum = DDEInitiate("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")

    DDEExecute ChanNum,"[CreateGroup(XXX)]"

    DDETerminate ChanNum

End Sub