Function name: DdeConnect

Defined in : User32

Requirements : Windows NT 3.1 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function DdeConnect Lib "user32" Alias "DdeConnect" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal hszService As Long, ByVal hszTopic As Long, pCC As CONVCONTEXT) As Long

Parameters:

* idInst Specifies the application instance identifier obtained by a previous call to the DdeInitialize function. * hszService Identifies the string that specifies the service name of the server application with which a conversation is to be established. This handle must have been created by a previous call to the DdeCreateStringHandle function. If this parameter is 0L, a conversation is established with any available server. * hszTopic Identifies the string that specifies the name of the topic on which a conversation is to be established. This handle must have been created by a previous call to DdeCreateStringHandle. If this parameter is 0L, a conversation on any topic supported by the selected server is established. * pCC Points to the CONVCONTEXT structure that contains conversation context information. If this parameter is NULL, the server receives the default CONVCONTEXT structure during the XTYP_CONNECT or XTYP_WILDCONNECT transaction.

Returns:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to the established conversation. If the function fails, the return value is 0L.

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