Changes or returns dynamic data exchange (DDE) settings.
Syntax
DDESetOption(cOption [, nTimeoutValue | lExpression])
Returns
Logical or Numeric
Arguments
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 doesn't 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.