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".