Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 156
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Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
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Send DDE Execute (Windows)
Purpose
Sends a DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) command to another application to execute a series of
commands available in that application.
Format
Send DDE Execute [<topic text or filename>; <service name>]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Send DDE Execute” Options dialog box, where you can set the
following options:
• Service name is the name of the application that executes the commands. Refer to the
documentation of the application you specify for the valid service name. You can enter the
service name directly as text or click Specify to create the service name from a calculation.
• Topic is a filename or text string that describes the topic that the application executes the
commands on. Refer to the documentation of the application specified in the Service Name
for valid topics. You can enter the topic name directly as text or click Specify to create the
topic name from a calculation.
• Commands are a calculated value or text string that specifies what the application does.
Refer to the documentation of the application specified in the Service Name for valid
commands and formats. You can enter the commands directly as text or click Specify to
create the commands from a calculation.
Compatibility
This script step is:
• not supported in web publishing
• not supported in a FileMaker Server scheduled script
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
• FileMaker Pro sends DDE execute commands, but does not receive them.
• Because DDE is a Windows feature, if you run a script containing a Send DDE execute
script step on a Mac OS based computer, the script step is ignored. (An error code is
generated, which can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.)