MATLAB Function Reference

ddeinit

Initiate DDE conversation

Syntax

channel = ddeinit('service','topic')

Description

channel = ddeinit('service','topic') returns a channel handle assigned to the conversation, which is used with other MATLAB DDE functions. 'service' is a string specifying the service or application name for the conversation. 'topic' is a string specifying the topic for the conversation.

Examples

To initiate a conversation with Excel for the spreadsheet 'stocks.xls':

channel = ddeinit('excel','stocks.xls')

channel = 
           0.00

See Also

ddeadv, ddeexec, ddepoke, ddereq, ddeterm, ddeunadv

ddeexec

ddepoke