This example sets and retrieves a cell in an Excel spreadsheet.
Sub Main()
????Dim cmd,q,ch%
????Q = Chr(34)??' Define quotation marks.
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????Id = Shell("c:\excel5\excel.exe",3)??'Start Excel.
????Ch% = DDEInitiate("Excel","Sheet1")
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????On Error Resume Next
????cmd = "[ACTIVATE(" & q &"SHEET1" & q & ")]"??'Activate worksheet.
????DDEExecute ch%,cmd
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????DDEPoke ch%,"R1C1","$1000.00"??????'Send value to cell.
????'Retrieve value and display.
????MsgBox "The value of Row 1, Cell 1 is: " & DDERequest(ch%,"R1C1")
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????DDETerminate ch%
????Msgbox "Finished..."
End Sub
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