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_Application.DDEPoke Method 

Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to send data to an application.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in microsoft.office.interop.word.dll)

'Usage
Dim Channel As Integer
Dim Item As String
Dim Data As String
Dim _Application1 As _Application
_Application1.DDEPoke(Channel, Item, Data)
void DDEPoke(
	[In] int Channel, 
	[In] string Item, 
	[In] string Data
);
public void DDEPoke(
	/*in*/int Channel, 
	/*in*/System.String Item, 
	/*in*/System.String Data
);
function DDEPoke(
	 Channel : int, 
	 Item : String, 
	 Data : String
);

Parameters

Channel

Required Integer. The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method.

Item

Required String. The item within a DDE topic to which the specified data is to be sent.

Data

Required String. The data to be sent to the receiving application (the DDE server).

Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is an older technology that is not secure. If possible, use a more secure alternative to DDE.

If the DDEPoke method isn't successful, an error occurs.


Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000

Target Platforms

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