Automation+DDE Names

[Joe]

I want to use VB.NET to code an app that will let me
launch other applications on my computer using the OLE
controls. I have one small problem. In order to do this,
a special "DDE" name is needed for each application. I
know that MS Word is "winword" and Excel is "excel". Is
there a complete list of these names. Thanks in advance
for your help.

 

[Mark Hurd]

I want to use VB.NET to code an app that will let me
launch other applications on my computer using the OLE
controls. I have one small problem. In order to do this,
a special "DDE" name is needed for each application. I
know that MS Word is "winword" and Excel is "excel". Is
there a complete list of these names. Thanks in advance
for your help.

The DDE application name is whatever the program wants it to be, but the
convention is (was) to use the EXE Name. (That way, when the server isn't
running a link can be activated by running the program first.)

Many programs that still support DDE do not advertise themselves, but if you
have Excel installed type in the formula

=|!Status

And Excel will attempt to enumerate all DDE servers that are advertising
themselves.