PRB: Network DDE Requests Fail from Visual FoxPro

MORE INFORMATION

The following example requires use of Chat which is located in the Network group in Windows for Workgroups.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

The following example tries to start a Network DDE conversation with Winchat, which is located on a remote computer. Before starting the conversation, load Winchat on both client and server computers to enable NetDDE. On the client computer, close down Winchat. On the server computer, minimize Winchat. Starting a Network DDE conversation in Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition will 'ring' the WINCHAT phone.

1. In the Visual FoxPro Command window, type:

         nsyschan=DdeInitiate("\\server\ndde$\chat$","chat")
   							

   The command is accepted and returns a positive channel number but the WINCHAT phone doesn't ring.
2. In the Command window, type:

         ltermchan=DdeTerminate(nsyschan)
   							

   The command returns false (.F.), and you cannot close the channel.