Application.DDEPoke method (Excel)
Sends data to an application.
Syntax
expression.DDEPoke (Channel, Item, Data)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Required | Long | The channel number returned by the DDEInitiate method. |
| Item | Required | Variant | The item to which the data is to be sent. |
| Data | Required | Variant | The data to be sent to the application. |
Remarks
An error occurs if the method call doesn't succeed.
Example
This example opens a channel to Word, opens the Word document Sales.doc, and then inserts the contents of cell A1 (on Sheet1) at the beginning of the document.
channelNumber = Application.DDEInitiate( _
app:="WinWord", _
topic:="C:\WINWORD\SALES.DOC")
Set rangeToPoke = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
Application.DDEPoke channelNumber, "\StartOfDoc", rangeToPoke
Application.DDETerminate channelNumber
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