DDEPoke Method
Applies To
Application object, Global object.
Description
Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to send data to an application.
Syntax
expression.DDEPoke(Channel, Item, Data)
expression Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.
Channel Required Long. The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method.
Item Required String. The item within a DDE topic to which the specified data is to be sent.
Data Required String. The data to be sent to the receiving application (the DDE server).
Remarks
If the DDEPoke method isn't successful, an error occurs.
See Also
DDEExecute method, DDERequest method.
Example
This example opens the Microsoft Excel workbook Sales.xls and inserts "1996 Sales" into cell R1C1.
chan = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="System")
DDEExecute Channel:=chan, Command:="[OPEN(" & Chr(34) & "C:\Sales.xls" _
& Chr(34) & ")]"
DDETerminate Channel:=chan
chan = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="Sales.xls")
DDEPoke Channel:=chan, Item:="R1C1", Data:="1996 Sales"
DDETerminate Channel:=chan