Re: DDE exchange formats

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From: Chris Davies
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:35

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Alan Merrell (alanm@askinc.ASK.COM) wrote:
> I'm trying to pass data in and out of Excel using DDE.  [...]
> The windows.h file defines several "clipboard format" types - but it
> doesn't define the type Excel uses.

Excel tries to use several types.  It starts (I think) with CF_BIFF and
then wanders through a variety of formats until it eventually reaches
CF_TEXT.  All you need to do is to NACK the format(s) you don't
understand and Excel will try again.  I can't find a code fragment
offhand, but this should point you in the right direction.

Chris
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