Use DDE Messages or OLE and DDEML Libraries?

Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
Article ID: Q74802

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft OLE version 1.0

Except for very unusual cases, the OLE libraries and Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) should be used to pass data between applications instead of employing DDE messages directly. There are three reasons for this recommendation:

The libraries offer all of the functionality of DDE messages.
Using the libraries will reduce application development time. An exception to this rule may occur when an application requires only a very limited subset of the OLE library or DDEML capability.
The libraries will incorporate future refinements. These are likely to include improved performance through use of a new IPC (interprocess communications) mechanism rather than using DDE messages.

An application that has been developed using the DDE messages will continue to be supported. However, additional performance may be gained by rewriting the application to use OLE or the DDEML.

Additional reference words: 3.10 1.00 OLE DDEML
KBCategory: kbole kbprg
KBSubcategory: LeoneCliMisc LeoneSvrMisc

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Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
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