DDEPoke Method

Applies To

Application object, Global object.

Description

Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to send data to an application.

Syntax

expression.DDEPoke(Channel, Item, Data)

expression Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

Channel Required Long. The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method.

Item Required String. The item within a DDE topic to which the specified data is to be sent.

Data Required String. The data to be sent to the receiving application (the DDE server).

Remarks

If the DDEPoke method isn't successful, an error occurs.

See Also

DDEExecute method, DDERequest method.

Example

This example opens the Microsoft Excel workbook Sales.xls and inserts "1996 Sales" into cell R1C1.

chan = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="System")
DDEExecute Channel:=chan, Command:="[OPEN(" & Chr(34) & "C:\Sales.xls" _
    & Chr(34) & ")]"
DDETerminate Channel:=chan
chan = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="Sales.xls")
DDEPoke Channel:=chan, Item:="R1C1", Data:="1996 Sales"
DDETerminate Channel:=chan