$return = DDEInitiate(service,topic[,onErrorLabel:])
Where:
| $return | is the variable that receives the DDE channel number. Subsequent DDE script commands reference the channel number created by DDEInitiate. |
| service | is the name of the DDE application for this conversation. |
| topic | is the name of the DDE topic for this conversation. |
| onErrorLabel: | is a label that execution transfers to if an error occurs. |
The DDEInitiate command begins a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) conversation between TN3270 Plus and another application. The DDE conversation allows data to be exchanged between TN3270 Plus and the other application.
Example
$channel = DDEInitiate("EXCEL","Sheet2")
Sample Script
' This script starts Microsoft Excel with a test spreadsheet.
' "some data" is then put into row 1 column 1 of the spreadsheet.
' The spreadsheet is saved and Excel is closed.
' The DDE conversation is terminated.
'
Run("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\excel.exe ""D:\Test.xls""")
Wait(1000)
$channel = DDEInitiate("EXCEL","Sheet2")
DDEPoke($channel,"R1C1","some data")
DDEExecute($channel,"[SAVE()][QUIT()]")
DDETerminate($channel)
exit
See Also:
TN3270 Plus is continually being improved. To learn more about the latest enhancements, please review our Version History web page.