WM_DDE_INITIATE

This message is sent by an application to one or more other applications, to request initiation of a conversation. This message is always sent.

Syntax

param1
HWND hwnd;      /* Window handle of the sender. */

param2
PDDEINIT pData; /* Pointer to initiation data. */

Parameters

hwnd (HWND) - input

Window handle of the sender.

pData (PDDEINIT) - input

Pointer to initiation data.

This points to a DDEINIT structure. pszAppName is the name of the desired

server application; if this is a zero-length string, any application can respond.

pszTopic is the name of the desired topic; if this is a zero-length string, each

responding application responds once for each topic that it can support.

Returns

rc (BOOL) - return

Success indicator.

TRUE: Successful completion.

FALSE: Error occurred.

Remarks

Upon receiving this message, all applications with names matching the application name (where specified), that support the topic identified by the topic name, are expected to acknowledge.

A modal window, for example a message box, must not be invoked during the processing of this message.

Default Processing

The default window procedure frees the segment referenced by param2.