TDdeClientItem.DdeItem Property

Specifies the item of a DDE conversation.

Pascal

property DdeItem: string;

C++

__property AnsiString DdeItem;

Description

Set the DdeItem property to the name of a DDE item supported by the DDE server. The value of DdeItem depends on the linked DDE server application. DdeItem is typically a selectable portion of text, such as a spreadsheet cell or a database field in an edit box. If the DDE server is a Delphi C++Builder application, DdeItem is the name of the linked DDE server item.

At design time, specify DdeItem by typing the item string in the object inspector. Alternately, DdeItem can be specified from the DDE conversation by pasting a link using the DDE Info dialog box, which is called by clicking the ellipsis (...) button for DdeService or DdeTopic in the object inspector. After choosing Paste Link in the DDE Info dialog box, choose the item from a list of possible items for DdeItem in the object inspector when link information is on the Clipboard.

Note: See the documentation for the DDE server application for the specific information about specifying DDE items.