` Printed Icetips Article

Icetips Article



Par2: MS Word from Clarion with DDE
2000-03-16 -- Oddmar Dam
 
MS Word with DDE 
How to use MS Word in Clarion, using DDE 


! Include DDE.CLW Inside the Local MAP

! FileName = CSTRING(128)
! Channel = LONG

FileName = 'test.DOC'

RUN('winword /a',0)
IF RUNCODE() <> 0
  MESSAGE(ERROR() & ' Error Code ' & RunCode())
.
DISPLAY()

Channel = DDECLIENT('WinWord')
LOOP UNTIL Channel <> 0
  Channel = DDECLIENT('WinWord')
  X# += 1
  IF X# = 100 			! Timeout
    MESSAGE('Word did not start')
    BREAK
  .
.
IF Channel <> 0
  IF EXISTS(FileName)
    DDEEXECUTE(Channel,'[FileOpen("' & FileName & '")]')
  ELSE 
    DDEEXECUTE(Channel,'[FileSaveAs "' & FileName & '"]')
  .
.
DISPLAY



Printed November 21, 2024, 12:58 pm
This article has been viewed/printed 35225 times.