Application, Topic, and Item Names
The DDE protocol identifies the units of data passed between the client and
server with a three-level hierarchy of application, topic, and item names.
Each DDE conversation is uniquely defined by the application name and topic.
At the beginning of a DDE conversation, the client and server determine the
application name and topic. The application name is usually the name of the server
application. For example, when Microsoft Excel acts as the server in a
conversation, the application name is Excel.
The DDE topic is a general classification of data within which multiple data
items may be "discussed" (exchanged) during the conversation. For applications
that operate on file-based documents, the topic is usually a filename. For other
applications, the topic is an application-specific name.
Because the client and server window handles together identify a DDE
conversation, the application name and topic that define a conversation cannot be
changed during the course of the conversation.
A DDE data item is information related to the conversation topic exchanged
between the applications. Values for the data item can be passed from the server
to the client, or from the client to the server. Data can be passed with any of
the standard clipboard formats or with a registered clipboard format. A
special, registered format named Link identifies an item in a DDE conversation. For
more information about clipboard formats, see
Clipboard.
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