Request data from DDE server application.
data = ddereq(item [,timeout]) data = ddereq(item)
a string that contains the requested data.
A string that specifies the server application's DDE item name for the data requested.
A scalar that specifies the time-out limit for this operation. timeout is specified in milliseconds (1000 milliseconds = 1 second). The default timeout is three seconds.
ddereq requests data from a server application via an established DDE conversation. ddereq returns a string containing the requested data.
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