PRB: Error 282 Connecting to VB5 or VB6 DDE Server

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to connect to a Visual Basic 5.0 or Visual Basic 6.0 DDE server, the following error message might appear:

Error 282 - No Foreign Application Responded to a DDE Initiate.

CAUSE

Visual Basic versions 5.0 and 6.0 use the application title as the DDE Application. This problem is most likely to occur if you have recently converted the project from Visual Basic versions 3.0 or 4.0. These prior versions of Visual Basic used the project executable name (not including the .exe extension) as the DDE source's application name.

RESOLUTION

Modify the DDE client, otherwise known as the destination, to connect to the server using the application title of the server instead of the executable filename (not including the .exe extension).

The application title is located on the Make tab of the Project Properties dialog box.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDDE kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpVB
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb