Application.DDEInitiate Method (Excel)
Opens a DDE channel to an application.
Syntax
expression .DDEInitiate(App, Topic)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
App |
Required |
String |
The application name. |
Topic |
Required |
String |
Describes something in the application to which you're opening a channel — usually a document of that application. |
Return Value
Long
Remarks
If successful, the DDEInitiate method returns the number of the open channel. All subsequent DDE functions use this number to specify the channel.
Example
This example opens a channel to Word, opens the Word document Formletr.doc, and then sends the FilePrint command to WordBasic.
channelNumber = Application.DDEInitiate( _
app:="WinWord", _
topic:="C:\WINWORD\FORMLETR.DOC")
Application.DDEExecute channelNumber, "[FILEPRINT]"
Application.DDETerminate channelNumber