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Stored procedures
DDERetrieve (Function)
In french: DDERécupère
Retrieves a data sent by a program (the recipient of the connection for the specified object).
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 details of the error).
<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,
  • the duration in clear ('1s' for example).
Component: wd290std.dll
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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