DDERquest $variable,item,$result[,onErrorLabel:]
Where:
| $variable | is the variable containing the DDE channel number. The DDE channel is established by the DDEInitiate command. |
| item | is the name of the item being requested. |
| $result | is a variable that receives the result of the request. |
| onErrorLabel: | is a label that execution transfers to if an error occurs. |
The DDERequest command receives text from a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) server application.
Example
DDERequest $CHANNEL,"R1C1",$RESULT
Sample Script
* The following script starts Microsoft Excel with a test spreadsheet,
* gets the data in row 1 column 1 of the spreadsheet, terminates excel,
* and types the requested text into the terminal emulation screen at
* the current cursor location.
*
Run "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\excel.exe ""D:\Test.xls"""
Wait 1000
DDEInitiate $CHANNEL,"EXCEL","Sheet2"
DDERequest $CHANNEL,"R1C1",$RESULT
DDEExecute $CHANNEL,"[QUIT()]"
DDETerminate $CHANNEL
type $RESULT
exit
See Also:
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