Data Exchange

Atoms

This section discusses atom tables. An atom table is a system-defined table that stores strings and corresponding identifiers.

Clipboard

This section discusses the clipboard. The clipboard is a set of functions and messages that enable applications to transfer data.

Data Copy

This section discusses how to use the data copy message to transfer data from one application to another.

Dynamic Data Exchange

This section provides guidelines for implementing dynamic data exchange for applications that cannot use the Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML).

Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library

This section discusses dynamic data exchange which is a form of interprocess communication that uses shared memory to exchange data between applications.