Re: Forms 4.5 and DDE!! Help!

From: Richard Brandl <richard_brandl_at_kybernon.com>
Date: 1997/03/04
Message-ID: <01bc28b3$a3a50810$2f7f65c1_at_ws9>#1/1


Try service name 'SYSTEM'.
Richard

Matthew Adcock <cm3bcmea_at_bs47c.staffs.ac.uk> schrieb im Beitrag <5feetd$li2_at_bs33n.staffs.ac.uk>...
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to do DDE between Forms 4.5 and VB 4!!!
>
> To do this you have to set up a conversation between Forms and VB using
 the
> DDE.INITIATE command. In this command you must specify 2 parameters -
 the
> service name (i.e. EXCEL, WORD) and the topic name (i.e. 'c:\abc.xls').
>
> Does anybody know what the service name is for VB because I've
> tried everything
> I can think of but it always returns an error!!????
>
> Can anyone help....??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mat.
>
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  Received on Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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