Microsoft KB Archive/69889

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Sources of Information Regarding Windows DDE

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Q69889

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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SUMMARY
The information below contains a list of references on Windows dynamic data exchange (DDE) and some tools that can be used to test DDE applications developed with the Windows SDK versions 3.0 and 3.1.

DDE Specification

 * &quot;Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 2,&quot; Chapter 15, &quot;Windows DDE Protocol Definition.&quot;
 * &quot;Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Guide to Programming,&quot; Chapter 22.

Books

 * &quot;Programming Windows,&quot; Second Edition (Charles Petzold, Microsoft Press), Chapter 17.
 * &quot;Developing Windows 3.1 Applications with Microsoft C/C++,&quot; Second Edition (Brent E. Rector, Sams Publishing).

Microsoft Systems Journal Articles

 * Vol. 5 No. 1 (January 1990), &quot;Simplifying Complex Windows Development Through the Use of a Client-Server Interface.&quot;
 * Vol. 4 No. 3 (May 1989), &quot;A Technical Study of Dynamic Data Exchange Under OS/2 Presentation Manager.&quot;
 * Vol. 8 No. 1 (January 1993), &quot;Network DDE in Windows for Workgroups 3.1 Bridges Programs Between PC's.&quot;

Sample Code

 * Windows 3.00 SDK DDE client and server applications (in the \SAMPLES\DDE directory)
 * DDEPOP and SHOWPOP sample applications in &quot;Programming Windows.&quot;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS THAT USE DDE
Below is a list of commercial applications that support DDE and the conversation topics that each supports.

Microsoft Excel
See the index of the &quot;Microsoft Excel User's Guide&quot; for complete references.

  Application  DDE Topics    Items --- --    -   NULL         NULL Excel       Sheet name    Cell reference (must be in R1C1 format) Excel       System        SysItems Excel       System        Formats (eight different kinds) Excel       System        Topics  (sheets that are loaded) Excel       System        Status  (busy or not)

Q+E
See pages 74-79 of the Q+E manual shipped with Microsoft Excel 3.00 for more information.

  Application  DDE Topics    Items --- --    -   NULL         NULL QE          System        SysItems QE          System        Formats = Biff TEXT QE          System        Topics  = Query1 QE          System        Status  = Ready QE          System        Logon QE          System        Logoff QE          System        Sources QE          System        Tables

Microsoft Word for Windows
Please see the &quot;Microsoft Word for Windows Technical Reference&quot; manual (published by Microsoft Press) for more information.

  Application  DDE Topics    Items --- --    -   NULL         NULL WinWord     Document      bookmark WinWord     System        SysItems WinWord     System        Formats (text, rtf, metafilepict,                                       bitmap, link) WinWord     System        Topics  (documents that are loaded) Additional query words: no32bit 3.00 3.10

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