/dde
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Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) is a form of communication between two applications on a windows machine. The /dde command can be used to create a dde connection with a dde server. When the topic parameter is required, you can use empty quotes ("") to indicate a blank topic.
| Contents - 1 Transactions - 2 Synopsis - 3 Switches - 4 Parameters - 5 Example - 6 Compatibility - 7 See also |
Transactions
The dde command support three different types of transactions:
- XTYP_POKE - Used by default, sends unsolicited data to the server.
- XTYP_REQUEST - Used to request data from a server.
- XTYP_EXECUTE - Used to send a command string to the server.
The only time the [data] parameter is required is when the XTYP_POKE transaction type is used.
Synopsis
/dde [-re] <service> <topic> <item> [data]Switches
- -r - uses XTYP_REQUEST transaction
- -e - uses XTYP_EXECUTE transaction
Parameters
- DDE Server service name - DDE Topic - - DDE Item
- [data] - Data to be sent
Example
;Open a new tab in opera, navigate to www.zigwap.com/mirc/
/dde -e Opera WWW_OpenURL "www.zigwap.com/mirc/"Compatibility
Added: mIRC v3.9
Added on: 12/28/1995
Note: Individual switches were not taken into consideration.
See also
mIRC commands list