DDE-ERROR attribute

(Windows only)

The error condition returned by the most recent exchange in a DDE conversation associated with the frame. A DDE function or a DDE-NOTIFY event initiates an exchange in a DDE conversation.

This attribute is supported only for backward compatibility. Use the Component Object Model (COM) instead.

Data type: INTEGER

Access: Read-only

Applies to: FRAME widget

The following table lists the possible errors returned by an exchange in a DDE conversation.

ABL DDE errors
Error Description
1 DDE INITIATE failure
2 A DDE statement (DDE ADVISE, DDE EXECUTE, DDE GET, DDE REQUEST, or DDE SEND) time out
3 Memory allocation error
4 Invalid channel number (not an open conversation)
5 Invalid data item (in topic)
6 DDE ADVISE failure (data link not accepted)
7 DDE EXECUTE failure (commands not accepted)
8 DDE GET failure (data not available)
9 DDE SEND failure (data not accepted)
10 DDE REQUEST failure (data not available)
11 DDE-NOTIFY event failure (data not available)
99 Internal error (unknown)

This attribute applies to any frame in Windows that is a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) frame for a DDE conversation.