Use the General tab to specify information about the DDE Server part:
Page 1 Settings
If you do not have an item selected in the table, the Apply push button is not available.
The format you select in this field is applied to the selected row in the table. Any new items added as rows to the table use the format specified in this field.
Use the push buttons at the bottom of the page to work with the items in the Items table:
Page 2 Settings
Select Client in same application as server to specify that the
DDE Client part is in the same application executable as the DDE Server
parts.
![]() | In the Windows environment, you must select Client in same application as server if you want to be able to query the topic and item information from the server on the DDE Client - Settingswindow. However, if you the DDE client application and DDE server application are in different application executables, then you must deselect Client in same application as server before packaging your application. |
When setting the time-out value, consider the fact that DDE conversations are synchronous.
If a time out occurs, the lastTransactionError attribute contains the time-out error.