DDEServer Class

The DDEServer class enables Microsoft Dynamics AX to perform as a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) server.

Syntax

class DDEServer extends Object

Run On

Client

Methods

	Method	Description
	cancelTimeOut	Cancels a previous method call to the setTimeOut method. (Inherited from Object.)
	equal	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current one. (Inherited from Object.)
	finalize
	getTimeOutTimerHandle	Returns the timer handle for the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	handle	Retrieves the handle of the class of the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	new	Initializes a new instance of the Object class. (Overrides the new Method.)
	notify	Releases the hold on an object that has called the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	notifyAll	Releases a lock on the object that was issued by the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	objectOnServer	Determines whether the object is on a server. (Inherited from Object.)
	owner	Returns the instance that owns the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	setTimeOut	Sets up the scheduled execution of a specified method. (Inherited from Object.)
	toString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	usageCount	Returns the current number of references, that is, the value of the reference counter, that the object has. (Inherited from Object.)
	wait	Pauses a process. (Inherited from Object.)
	xml	Returns an XML string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

DDE is a form of inter-process communication that can be used to exchange data between applications. Microsoft Dynamics AX supports only the text data format (CF_TEXT) and DDE one-time data transfers (that is, Microsoft Dynamics AX does not support advise links).

The DDEServer class is turned off by default. For more information, see APIs Turned Off by Default. To grant access to this API, you must enable the Dynamic Data Exchange API configuration key (SysAPIDDE).

There is no need to derive new classes from this class. It is used as a DDE handler for various DDE server operations.

The DDEServer class initializes Microsoft Dynamics AX as a server in the DDE system in MicrosoftWindows. The name of the server is specified in the constructor. Only one instance of the server can exist at a time. Additional attempts to create a DDEServer instance results in an exception.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object Class
  DDEServer Class