DDERetrieve (Function)

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DDERetrieve (Function)

In french: DDERécupère

Retrieves a data sent by a program (the recipient of the connection for the specified object).

Example

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DDEExecute(ConnNum, "EXE1")
IF DDERetrieve(DDENum, "Item1") THEN
Info("The retrieved data is: " + DDEString())
END

Syntax

<Result> = DDERetrieve(<Connection identifier> , <Object> [, <Timeout>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the information was retrieved,
False if an error occurred (DDEError returns the error details).

<Connection identifier>: Integer

Connection identifier, returned by DDEConnect.

<Object>: Character string

Object of retrieval.

<Timeout>: Optional integer or optional Duration

Maximum wait duration (in seconds). If the command was not run:
If <Timeout> is specified, there is a delay of <Timeout> seconds before exiting DDERetrieve.
If <Timeout> is not specified, there is an endless wait.
Remark: This parameter can correspond to:
an integer corresponding to the number of seconds,
a Duration variable,
Versions 23 and later
the duration in clear ('1s' for example).
New in version 23
the duration in clear ('1s' for example).
the duration in clear ('1s' for example).

Component : wd250std.dll