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**DDEACKNOWLEDGE(** //response// **)**

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| **DDEACKNOWLEDGE** | Sends acknowledgement of the current DDEPOKE or DDEEXECUTE statement sent to the DDE server. |
| //Response// | An integer constant, variable, or expression containing zero (0) or one (1) to indicate negative or positive acknowledgement. |

The **DDEACKNOWLEDGE** procedure allows a DDE server program to immediately acknowledge unsolicited data sent from DDEPOKE, or commands sent from DDEEXECUTE. This allows the client application to immediately continue its processing. Although a CYCLE statement after EVENT:DDEpoke or EVENT:DDEexecute also signals positive acknowledgement to the client, DDEACKNOWLEDGE allows you to send negative acknowledgement.

**Example:**

**  !The client application's code contains:**

**WinOne  WINDOW,AT(0,0,160,400)**

**        END**

**SomeServer LONG**

**DDEChannel LONG**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinOne)**

** DDEChannel = DDECLIENT('MyServer','System') !Open a channel to MyServer app**

** DDEEXECUTE(DDEChannel,'[ShowList]')         !Tell it to do something**

**    !The server application's code contains:**

**WinOne  WINDOW,AT(0,0,160,400)**

**        END**

**DDEChannel  LONG**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinOne)**

** DDEChannel = DDESERVER('MyServer','System') !Open channel **

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE EVENT()**

**  OF EVENT:DDEExecute**

**   CASE DDEVALUE()                           !Check the requested action**

**   OF 'ShowList'**

**   ****DDEACKNOWLEDGE****(1)                        !Send positive acknowledgement**

**    DO ShowList                              !and take the action**

**   ELSE                                      !If requested action is unknown**

**   ****DDEACKNOWLEDGE****(0)                        !Send negative acknowledgement**

**   END**

**  END**

** END**

**See Also:**

[[ddepoke  send unsolicited data to dde server .htm|DDEPOKE]]

[[ddeexecute  send command to dde server .htm|DDEEXECUTE]]