>>>Thanks Ed!
>>>
>>>I'll be passing this along to my buddy and probably try it myself.
>>>
>>>One more question - What is DDE?
>>>
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>>Dynamic Data Exchange - an early Windows IPC mechanism that has largely been replaced by COM. It's still useful; DDE is supported by VFP and FPW, so it has some use there, and the Shell action support for DDE makes it easy to set up predetermined dialogs.
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>I was thinking of Dynamic Data Exchange. I remembered that phrase from CPS classes (early 70's!) but couldn't remember anything more about it.
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>Thanks.

Cindy,

Actually, DDE hooks into the Windows messaging system, as does OLE. For backward compatibility purposes, I wouldn't expect it to disappear anytime soon, unless, of course, you're using products from Lotus/IBM.