Microsoft KB Archive/123838

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XL5: DDEInitialize in VB User's Guide Should Be DDEInitiate

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

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SUMMARY
On page 211 of the "Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, the last paragraph incorrectly states the following:

"After you use DDETerminate, the DDE channel cannot be used unless you start DDE again with the DDEInitialize method." The correct information is as follows:

"After you use DDETerminate, the DDE channel cannot be used unless you start DDE again with the DDEInitiate method."

MORE INFORMATION
The DDEInitiate method is used to establish a connection and return the DDE channel.

The DDEInitiate method has the following syntax.

  channelNumber=DDEInitiate(applicationname,topicname) Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c docerr XL5

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Version : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a; WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c

Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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