version 6.0
DDE_Initiate (appliName; topicName) Integer
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
| appliName | String | Name of application to use | |
| topicName | String | Name of document | |
| Function result | Integer | Channel ID |
Description
Every session must be initialized and then must be closed when the session is completed. This function starts the conversation with another application.
topicName may be the name of a document. To communicate directly with the application, pass "System" as the second parameter.
This function returns the ID of the open channel. A negative value indicates that no channel has been created, and denotes an error of execution.
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