channel = ddeinit(service,topic)
channel
service
topic
ddeinit
requires two arguments: a service or application name and a topic for that service. The function returns a channel handle, which is used with other MATLAB DDE functions.
% Initiate a conversation with Microsoft Excel
% for the spreadsheet 'forecast.xls'
channel = ddeinit('excel','forecast.xls');
ddeexec,ddepoke
,ddereq
,ddeterm
,ddeunadv
,ddeadv
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