DDERequest$ Function
Syntax:
DDERequest[$](ChanNum, Item$[,
Timeout])
Group:
DDE
Description:
Request information for Item$. If the request
is not satisfied then the return value will be a null string.
Parameter
Description
ChanNum
This is the channel number returned by the DDEInitiate
function. Up to 10 channels may be used at one time.
Item$ This
is the server application's item. The interpretation of this value is
defined by the server application.
Timeout
The command will generate an error if the number of seconds specified
by the timeout is exceeded before the command has completed. The default
is five seconds.
Example:
Sub Main
ChanNum = DDEInitiate("PROGMAN","PROGMAN")
Debug.Print DDERequest$(ChanNum,"Groups")
DDETerminate ChanNum
End Sub
