>Hi there,
>               I am just trying to run a DDE example.  I have created a
>project, included Excel as a reference and entered the following lines of
>code:
>
>    Dim chan As Integer
>
>    chan = DDEInitiate("Excel", "System")
>
>    DDEPOKE chan, "Sheet1, R1C1", "Test"
>
>    DDETerminate chan
>
>However, the DDEInitiate call just hangs.  What is the problem?  I've also
>tried using a file name instead of "System".  Excel is loaded in memory if
>you look in Task Manager.
>

> "Waldy" <some***@microsoft.com>'s wild thoughts were
> released on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:23:11 -0000 bearing the
> following fruit:
>
>> "Jan Hyde (VB MVP)" <StellaDrin***@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com> wrote in message
>> news:hfq5k3tijp7oa46s667iu6d7phc84104th@4ax.com...
>>> Can I ask why you chose DDE?
>> You can ask although it doesn't really help.  I am interfacing with a
>> telephony application and for some reason they always seem to use DDE.  I
>> want to write a test application that uses DDEPoke to emulate the telephony
>> application.  I have to create a DDE server, which I know how do.  What I
>> don't know how to do is emulate the DDEPoke that is going to be coming from
>> the telephony app to my DDE server application.
>>
>
> While I can't help you this extra information *is* useful to
> know. You never know when someone will come along that has
> done *exactly* what you are doing.
>
>
>
> --
> Jan Hyde
>
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Jan.Hyde

>Jan Hyde (VB MVP) wrote:
>> "Waldy" <some***@microsoft.com>'s wild thoughts were
>> released on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:23:11 -0000 bearing the
>> following fruit:
>>
>>> "Jan Hyde (VB MVP)" <StellaDrin***@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com> wrote in message
>>> news:hfq5k3tijp7oa46s667iu6d7phc84104th@4ax.com...
>>>> Can I ask why you chose DDE?
>>> You can ask although it doesn't really help.  I am interfacing with a
>>> telephony application and for some reason they always seem to use DDE.  I
>>> want to write a test application that uses DDEPoke to emulate the telephony
>>> application.  I have to create a DDE server, which I know how do.  What I
>>> don't know how to do is emulate the DDEPoke that is going to be coming from
>>> the telephony app to my DDE server application.
>>>
>>
>> While I can't help you this extra information *is* useful to
>> know. You never know when someone will come along that has
>> done *exactly* what you are doing.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jan Hyde
>>
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Jan.Hyde
>
>So, Jan, I guess you're saying (or implying) the OP would be better off doing a
>google groups search on his subject BEFORE asking the degenerates (bg) who lurk
>in this newsgroup

"Waldy" <some***@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OkEVLh2KIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>               I am just trying to run a DDE example.  I have created a project, included Excel as a
> reference and entered the following lines of code:
>
>    Dim chan As Integer
>
>    chan = DDEInitiate("Excel", "System")
>
>    DDEPOKE chan, "Sheet1, R1C1", "Test"
>
>    DDETerminate chan
>
> However, the DDEInitiate call just hangs.  What is the problem?  I've also tried using a file name instead
> of "System".  Excel is loaded in memory if you look in Task Manager.
>

"Waldy" <some***@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OkEVLh2KIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>                I am just trying to run a DDE example.  I have created a
> project, included Excel as a reference and entered the following lines of
> code:
>
>     Dim chan As Integer
>
>     chan = DDEInitiate("Excel", "System")
>
>     DDEPOKE chan, "Sheet1, R1C1", "Test"
>
>     DDETerminate chan
>
> However, the DDEInitiate call just hangs.  What is the problem?  I've also
> tried using a file name instead of "System".  Excel is loaded in memory if
> you look in Task Manager.
>