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**DDEVALUE( )**

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The **DDEVALUE** procedure returns a string containing the data sent to a Clarion DDE server by the DDEPOKE statement, or the command to execute from a DDEEXECUTE statement.

**Return Data Type:     **STRING

**Example:**

**WinOne  WINDOW,AT(0,0,160,400)**

**        END**

**TimeServer LONG**

**TimeStamp  FILE,DRIVER(ASCII),PRE(Tim)**

**Record      RECORD**

**FormatTime   STRING(5)**

**FormatDate   STRING(8)**

**Message      STRING(50)**

**            END**

**          END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(WinOne)**

** TimeServer = DDESERVER('TimeStamp')        !Open as server**

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE EVENT()**

**  OF EVENT:DDEpoke**

**   OPEN(TimeStamp)**

**   Tim:FormatTime = FORMAT(CLOCK(),@T1)**

**   Tim:FormatDate = FORMAT(TODAY(),@D1)**

**   Tim:Message  = DDEVALUE()                !Get data **

**   ADD(TimeStamp)**

**   CLOSE(TimeStamp)**

**   CYCLE                                    !Ensure acknowledgement**

**  END**

** END**

**See Also:**

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

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