DDEInitiate Method

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Opens a DDE channel to an application.

Syntax

expression.DDEInitiate(App, Topic)

expression   Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

App   Required String. The application name.

Topic   Required String. Describes something in the application to which you're opening a channel — usually a document of that application.

Remarks

If successful, the DDEInitiate method returns the number of the open channel. All subsequent DDE functions use this number to specify the channel.