How to Close Microsoft Excel Using DDE Commands in FoxPro

 Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
Article ID: Q95718
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SUMMARY

The code below demonstrates how use dynamic data exchange (DDE) commands to close Microsoft Excel from within FoxPro for Windows. The commands below assume that the DDE link with Microsoft Excel has already been established using the DDEInitiate() command.

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To close Microsoft Excel without saving changes: 

   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Error(False)]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Quit()]")
To close Microsoft Excel and be prompted to save changes: 

   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Close.All()]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Error(False)]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Quit()]")
To close Microsoft Excel and save changes without being prompted: 

   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Save()]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Close.All()]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Error(False)]")
   =DDEExecute(<Channel>,"[Quit()]")

   NOTE: The above code to close Microsoft Excel and save changes
   without prompting will work if only the top spreadsheet needs
   saving. If additional spreadsheets also need to be saved,
   prompting will occur.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a
KBCategory: kbinterop kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxinteropDde

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Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
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