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Programming Interfaces
External Program Interfaces
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Windows Dynamic Data Exchange
Windows Dynamic Data Exchange
Dynamic data exchange
(DDE) is a general protocol for inter-process communication in Windows.
In this section:
Introduction to DDE
Using the DDE protocol
Structuring a DDE conversation in ABL
Defining conversation endpoints: DDE frames
Opening DDE conversations
Exchanging data in conversations
Closing DDE conversations
DDE example