peek( )

Topic group Related topics Example

Retrieves a data item from a DDE server.

Syntax

<oRef>.peek(<item expC>)

<oRef>

A reference to the DDELink object that has the link.

<item expC>

The name of the desired item.

Property of

DDELink

Description

Use the peek( ) method to read data from a DDE server topic.

peek( ) takes a data item in the server topic. This item can be any single element, such as a field in a table or a cell in a spreadsheet. For example, you can read cell C2 of Page A in a Quattro Pro spreadsheet file by passing the <item> parameter "A:C2".