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Requests data from a DDE server
#include <smmwuser.h>int sm_dde_client_request(char *server, char *topic, char *item, char *field);
server- The server application's name—for example,
WINWORDtopic- The server topic, typically the file name of the spreadsheet or document—for example,
SALES.DOCitem- The server item—for example,
DDE_LINK1field- The name of a widget on the active screen.
Windows
- 1 Success.
sm_dde_client_requestrequests data from a DDE server. Call this function to update cold and warm link data on Panther screens.This function can succeed only if the server application is already running; otherwise Panther posts an error message.
sm_dde_client_connect_cold, sm_dde_client_connect_warm, sm_dde_client_paste_link_cold, sm_dde_client_paste_link_warm