XL5: DDEInitialize in VB User's Guide Should Be DDEInitiate

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SUMMARY

On page 211 of the "Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, the last paragraph incorrectly states the following:

After you use DDETerminate, the DDE channel cannot be used unless you start DDE again with the DDEInitialize method.
The correct information is as follows:
After you use DDETerminate, the DDE channel cannot be used unless you start DDE again with the DDEInitiate method.


MORE INFORMATION

The DDEInitiate method is used to establish a connection and return the DDE channel.

The DDEInitiate method has the following syntax. 


   channelNumber=DDEInitiate(applicationname,topicname)

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Last Reviewed: October 25, 1999
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