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Excel: DDE Command to Determine If Excel Is in Ready Mode

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q111438

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0

SUMMARY

When you send DDE commands from another application to Microsoft Excel, it may be necessary to confirm that Microsoft Excel is in ready mode before you send the command. Ready mode indicates that Microsoft Excel is able to accept a DDE command.

To confirm that Microsoft Excel is in ready mode, use the REQUEST() function and use "status" as the item_text argument, as in the following example

   =REQUEST(channel_num,"status")

where channel_num is an actual DDE channel number.

REFERENCES

"Function Reference," version 4.0, page 359


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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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