DDEExecute
Sends a command or a series of commands through a DDE server. When you run the DDEExecute command, the application you are invoking must be running but can be minimized.
TIP:
All commands must be in one string.
Syntax
DDEExecute <
application
>|<
topic
> <
command
>
where
<application>
is the name of the server application you want to send a command to.<topic>
is the name of the subject of the communication. Many applications that support DDE recognize a topic named System that is always available.<command>
is a command or series of commands recognized by the server application.Remarks
This command is run locally on the HMI server,
FactoryTalk View SE
Client, or FactoryTalk View Studio
that issued it.If an exclamation mark (!) occurs at the beginning of a command sequence, (either at the beginning of a line or after a semicolon), the command sequence is treated as a comment. The next carriage return or semicolon (;) ends the comment.
If an exclamation mark occurs anywhere but at the beginning of a command sequence, it is processed as a valid part of the command.
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