Syntax:

DDEBegin (service, topic)

Parameters:

service: Provides the main identifier of the DDE service. Usually this is an application name such as WinWord, for MS Word for Windows, or Excel, for MS Excel.

topic: String, depending on the service.

Returns:

TRUE if the DDE server is already connected or a new connection has been established, or FALSE for failure initializing the DDE or connecting to the DDE.

Example:

DDEBegin('Excel','c:\docs\budget.xls') Initiates a DDE session control by the User, independent of the DDE process. The DDE session remains open until the user selects the DDEEnd function.

See also:

DDEEnd, DDEGet, DDEPoke, DDERR,DDExec