The DDE Tester (Ver. 1.2) Unregistered Copy by Chris Blandino & DBPC Software Note: This document is meant to be a general overview of The DDE Tester and how to get started. A more detailed help file and additional features are available in the registered Version - this version is however, fully functional for DDE testing, and is freely distributable. The DDE Tester is a utility program designed to let the user test various DDE commands against another application which is acting as a DDE Server. It gives you the ability to send DDE Pokes, Executes, and Requests. To use The DDE Tester, the server application (i.e. Any Windows application which can accept and process DDE commands) must be running. The Application Name, Topic, and Topic Item are all required fields, the values for which can be obtained from the Server application's documentation. The DDE Command/Text field is not required by the program, but may be required by the Server application. In order to send a DDE command to a Server application, the above required fields must be entered and the appropriate DDE Command type option selected. The use then clicks the 'Send DDE Command' button which triggers The DDE Tester to send the command to the Server application. The results DDE command (if any) will be displayed in the DDE Results box. Example: Application Name : ACCESSW Application Topic : TERM.ACD Application Item : T 5,10,5,21 DDE Command Type : DDE Request DDE Command : DDE Results : hello there The above example will scrape the screen in the ACCESSW application starting at row 5 column 10 and ending at row 5 column 21. In this case the text 'hello there' is returned. Registration Information: This program is "Shareware" and as such is distributed free of charge for evaluation purposes. If however, you find this program useful and continue to use it after a reasonable trial period you must make a registration payment of $20.00 to Chris Blandino at the following address: Chris Blandino 8439 Ruthette Dr. North Richalnd Hills, TX 76180 NOTE : Registration of this software entitles you to any additional updates at no charge.