Microsoft KB Archive/115318

= DDE Links Not Updated When Dialog Box Is Active =

Article ID: 115318

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 4.0a
 * Microsoft Excel 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2.10d
 * Microsoft Excel 2.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2.01
 * Microsoft Excel 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q115318



SUMMARY
When you have dynamic data exchange (DDE) links established between Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, such that Microsoft Word is the server application and Microsoft Excel is the client application, the DDE links may not be updated when a dialog box is active in Microsoft Excel.



MORE INFORMATION
Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is a Microsoft Windows communication protocol that allows Windows applications to share data (a server application sends commands to a client application). A DDE conversation between two applications actually takes place between two windows, one for each of the participating applications. Any active dialog box (with the exception of the Help dialog boxes), such as the Open dialog box, can interrupt the DDE conversation.

So, in the above example, a dialog box will prevent Microsoft Excel from receiving updated information from Microsoft Word.

Additional query words: 2.10 4.00a 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a Excel

Keywords: KB115318

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