DDE Links

[Jesse Aufiero]

I use a financial system that provides data via DDE links. I'm currently
using the links in Excel but I'd like to pull these links into a vb.net 2003
application so that I can do some more advanced calculations on the
resulting data. Can DDE links be integrated into my .net application? Is
there a component out there that facilitates this, or a sample application
that demonstrates it?

Thanks!

 

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Officially DDE is not supported in .Net

However there are lots of examples outtta there that show that it is
actually possible to use DDE in .Net

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~markhurd/vbnetdde.zip

http://custom.programming-in.net/articles/art9-1.asp?f=DdeGetData

Personally i would never provide a DDE interface in one of my deployment
applications, however if it is you that needs to connect to an legacy
application where the provider is not willing to upgrade his interface to a
non obsolete interface you have no other choice i guess .....

In my previous job i worked as a catalogue programmer ( automotive ) my
newly developed .Net catalogue programs had a COM , Remoting and web
service interface so they could comunicate to any platform .

HTH

Michel Posseth

 

[Brian Gideon]

I use a financial system that provides data via DDE links. I'm currently
using the links in Excel but I'd like to pull these links into a vb.net 2003
application so that I can do some more advanced calculations on the
resulting data. Can DDE links be integrated into my .net application? Is
there a component out there that facilitates this, or a sample application
that demonstrates it?

Thanks!

Jesse,

I maintain an open source library for using DDE in .NET. It can be
found at the following link.

http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ndde

Brian