Re: NEWERA DDE to Word

Posted in 1997

Mike Ripley — Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:11:31 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <kKoWVJAGOPG0MANt@excelsis.co.uk>, Mike Ripley <mike.ripley@excelsys.co.uk> writes >Could someone post an example of working code that will start "Word" >from a NEWERA picture button if it is not already running and open and >close documents within "Word" once it is started. >The correct syntax for the DDEInitiate would be a start! >Thanks What is wrong with the following statement LET ok = ddeExecute("Winword","System","[FileOpen ABC123.doc]") I get syntax errors BTW LET ok = ddeExecute("Winword","System", "[FileClose]") works fine! Thanks -- Mike Ripley