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DDETOPIC( )

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The DDETOPIC procedure returns a string containing the topic name for the DDE channel that has just posted a DDE event.

Return Data Type:     STRING

Example:

WinOne WINDOW,AT(0,0,160,400)

      END

TimeServer LONG

DateServer LONG

FormatTime STRING(5)

FormatDate STRING(8)

CODE

OPEN(WinOne)

TimeServer = DDESERVER('SomeApp')     !Open as server

ACCEPT

 CASE EVENT()

 OF EVENT:DDErequest

  CASE DDETOPIC()                     !Get requested topic

  OF 'Time'

   FormatTime = FORMAT(CLOCK(),@T1)

   DDEWRITE(TimeServer,DDE:manual,'Time',FormatTime)

  OF 'Date'

   FormatDate = FORMAT(TODAY(),@D1)

   DDEWRITE(DateServer,DDE:manual,'Date',FormatDate)

  END

 END

END

See Also:

DDEREAD

DDECLIENT

DDESERVER

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