DDESetOption( ) Function

Changes or returns dynamic data exchange (DDE) settings.

DDESetOption(cOption [, nTimeoutValue | lExpression])

Return Values

Logical or Numeric

Parameters

• cOption
  Specifies the setting options.

  cOption	Setting	Default	Description
  TIMEOUT	nTimeoutValue (number of milliseconds)	2000	The number of milliseconds DDE functions wait for the server application to respond; the current TIMEOUT value is returned if you omit nTimeoutValue.
  SAFETY	lExpression(true (.T.) or false (.F.))	.T.	Specifies whether a dialog is displayed when you use DDEInitiate( ) to establish a channel to a server application and the application does not respond; the current SAFETY setting is returned if you omit lExpression.

• nTimeoutValue
  Specifies the timeout value.
• lExpression
  Enables or disables dialog display.

Remarks

Use DDESetOption( ) to change or return DDE settings. Two options, TIMEOUT and SAFETY, are available.

See Also

DDEAdvise( ) | DDEEnabled( ) | DDEExecute( ) | DDEInitiate( ) | DDEPoke( ) | DDERequest( ) | DDESetService( ) | DDETerminate( )