DDE Command Tester
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WinWedge (SoftwareWedge for Windows) comes with a free utility
called LinkTest - DDE Command Tester that allows you to test all
WinWedge DDE commands or test DDE commands that can be sent to other
programs. To test any WinWedge DDE commands, the Wedge must be
running and activated in either "Test Mode", "Normal Mode" or "Virtual
Instrument Mode".
LinkTest provides two text boxes
where you specify the Application Name and DDE Link Topic for the
application that you want to send a DDE command to. The defaults for
these parameters are those required by WinWedge when it is activated
for COM2. If you are using a different serial port, you should
change the Link Topic to the correct value.
A third text box labeled "DDE
Command" is where you enter the DDE Command that you want to send.
After entering a DDE Command, you can have LinkTest issue the
command to the specified application by clicking the button marked "Execute".
If you get an error message that
reads "No Foreign Application Responded to DDE Initiate" then you
either did not specify the correct parameters for the DDE
Application name or DDE Topic or the application is not currently
running. If you get an error that reads "Foreign Application Won’t
Perform DDE Method or Operation" then the application does not
recognize either the command or the syntax for the command you are
trying to have it execute.
For additional information about
using LinkTest including a list of all DDE Commands that WinWedge
can recognize, click the button marked "Help" in the LinkTest
window.
If you use LinkTest with an
application other than WinWedge, you will have to refer to its users
manual to find out the proper DDE parameters (Application Name and
Topic) and also the proper syntax of any DDE commands that it can
recognize. |
