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DDE-ERROR attribute

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.

Data type: INTEGER

Access: Readable

Applies to: FRAME widget

Table 62 lists the possible errors returned by an exchange in a DDE conversation.

Table 62: Progress 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.