As part of the DDE package, the DDE functions available from within PL/SQL procedures and triggers can be grouped into the following categories:
These functions are used to start and stop other DDE Server applications.
Begins a DDE server application. | |
Ends a DDE server application. | |
Focuses a DDE server application. |
These functions are used to connect to and disconnect from DDE server applications.
Starts a DDE conversation with a DDE server application. | |
Ends a DDE conversation with a DDE server application. |
These functions are used to exchange data with DDE server applications.
Executes a command recognized by a DDE server application. | |
Supplies information to a DDE server application. | |
Requests information from a DDE server application. |
These functions are used to translate DDE data type constants to strings and back; in addition, DDE.GETFORMATNUM allows users to register a new data format that is not predefined by Microsoft Windows. Note that these functions do not translate the data itself (all DDE data is represented with the CHAR data type in PL/SQL), just data type constants.
Convert/register a data format string to a number. | |
Convert a data format number to a string. |