DDEExecute( ) Function Example
The following example uses DDEInitiate( ) to establish a DDE channel between Visual FoxPro and the Microsoft Excel worksheet Sheet1. DDEExecute( ) is used to execute a Microsoft Excel command that maximizes the Microsoft Excel window.
gnChanNum = DDEInitiate('Excel', 'Sheet1')
IF gnChanNum != -1
glExecute = DDEExecute(gnChanNum, '[App.Maximize]')
IF glExecute != .F.
WAIT WINDOW 'EXCEL window has been zoomed out.'
ENDIF
= DDETerminate(gnChanNum) && Close the channel
ENDIF