Opens a DDE channel to an application.
expression . DDEInitiate( App , Topic )
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
| 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. |
Long
If successful, the DDEInitiate method returns the number of the open channel. All subsequent DDE functions use this number to specify the channel.
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