Monte and/or Ken.. I know DDE allows for intra communication between apps. But, how do you do it? And can you give an example of why you'd do it?
thanks! -Chipp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Monte Goulding > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Looking For Suggestions > > > Yes the name is hard coded to EXT. From what I can tell that > seems to be the > problem with having more than one app use the DDE. > > I do this at startup: > > get setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\", > "[fileOpen(%1)]") > get > setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\app > lication\" > , "EXT") > get > setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\topic\", > "System") > > > and this at shutdown: > > get setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\", "") > get > setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\app > lication\" > , "") > get > setRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iCoachRowing\shell\open\ddeexec\top > ic\", "") > > Please excuse the wrapping. > > PS: change "iCoachRowing" with your app name. > > Cheers > > Monte > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Ray > > Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2002 4:49 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Looking For Suggestions > > > > > > Monte, > > > > How do you 'set the DDE registry entries on startup'? I'm using > DDE also, > > but had the problem with the name being hard-coded as "EXT", so I'm very > > interested... > > > > Ken Ray > > Sons of Thunder Software > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:57 AM > > Subject: RE: Looking For Suggestions > > > > > > > Just for iterest: > > > > > > What is it about EXT.dll that makes you app unstable? I use it all the > > time > > > for just this purpose (along with opening custom file types > in currently > > > running apps). I found that it works very well. The only problem I've > > found > > > is that it doesn't work if you have two apps registered to > use it on the > > > same system. All I do to workaround this problem is set the > DDE registry > > > entries on startup and delete them on shutdown. > > > > > > Anyway, I'm interested in any problems you have found. > > > > > > PS: It'd be nice if Scott added DDE to the engine because it's > > is now the > > > only thing I use EXT.dll for! > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Monte > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > metacard mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > metacard mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard > > _______________________________________________ > metacard mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard