This is a brief summary of the Dynamic Data Exchange commands available in OS/2, and how these commands can be accessed using DeScribe. This information will be useful if you are constructing a custom application which will support Dynamic Data Exchange, and will be linking data to DeScribe files.
You can download a DDE application (includes source code) that sends messages to DeScribe using DDE.
DeScribe uses several types of Dynamic Data Exchange messaging, and can accept both client and server commands.
Standard OS/2 WM DDE EXECUTE messages are:
DeScribe expects a WM DDE EXECUTE message containing one or more commands. Each command must be enclosed in square brackets. All commands take a file name as a parameter. The file name must be enclosed in parenthesis and quotes, and must immediately follow the command name. Below are some examples of complete commands:
Execute commands recognized by DeScribe:
Examples
Single instructions:
Combined instructions:
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