Application.DDERequest method (Excel)
Requests information from the specified application. This method always returns an array.
Syntax
expression.DDERequest (Channel, Item)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Required | Long | The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method. |
| Item | Required | String | The item to be requested. |
Return value
Variant
Example
This example opens a channel to the System topic in Word, and then uses the Topics item to return a list of all open documents. The list is returned in column A on Sheet1.
channelNumber = Application.DDEInitiate( _
app:="WinWord", _
topic:="System")
returnList = Application.DDERequest(channelNumber, "Topics")
For i = LBound(returnList) To UBound(returnList)
Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(i, 1).Formula = returnList(i)
Next i
Application.DDETerminate channelNumber
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