Command DDEREQ

Function:

Request data from an application.

DDEREQ app topic "item"

app	Specifies the application name to communicate with.
topic	Specifies the subject of the conversation.
item	A string containing the request.

• Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is a protocol for interprocess communication.
• Command DDEREQ will wait, up to 60 seconds, for the requested data before displaying an error message.
• The data returned by the specified application is placed in the following environment variables :-

  1.	DDEREQ	Contains the index value of the last environment variable that contains the data.
  2.	DDEREQ.0, DDEREQ.1, ...	Contains the requested data.

• Example on using DDEREQ.
• Also see commands DDEEXEC and DDEPOKE.