server. It can be created by making a connection using a\rtfsp
\helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient} object, or by the acceptance of a connection by a\rtfsp
\helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver} object. The bulk of a DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
-conversation (available in both Windows and UNIX) is controlled by
+conversation is controlled by
calling members in a {\bf wxDDEConnection} object or by overriding its
members.
wxDDEConnection, in order to override the communication event handlers
to do something interesting.
+This DDE-based implementation is available on Windows only,
+but a platform-independent, socket-based version
+of this API is available using \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxtcpconnection}.
+
\wxheading{Derived from}
+wxConnectionBase\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/dde.h>
+
+\wxheading{Types}
+
+\index{wxIPCFormat}wxIPCFormat is defined as follows:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+enum wxIPCFormat
+{
+ wxIPC_INVALID = 0,
+ wxIPC_TEXT = 1, /* CF_TEXT */
+ wxIPC_BITMAP = 2, /* CF_BITMAP */
+ wxIPC_METAFILE = 3, /* CF_METAFILEPICT */
+ wxIPC_SYLK = 4,
+ wxIPC_DIF = 5,
+ wxIPC_TIFF = 6,
+ wxIPC_OEMTEXT = 7, /* CF_OEMTEXT */
+ wxIPC_DIB = 8, /* CF_DIB */
+ wxIPC_PALETTE = 9,
+ wxIPC_PENDATA = 10,
+ wxIPC_RIFF = 11,
+ wxIPC_WAVE = 12,
+ wxIPC_UNICODETEXT = 13,
+ wxIPC_ENHMETAFILE = 14,
+ wxIPC_FILENAME = 15, /* CF_HDROP */
+ wxIPC_LOCALE = 16,
+ wxIPC_PRIVATE = 20
+};
+\end{verbatim}
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient}, \helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}, \helpref{Interprocess communications overview}{ipcoverview}
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::Advise}
-\func{bool}{Advise}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1}, \param{int}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
+\func{bool}{Advise}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
Called by the server application to advise the client of a change in
the data associated with the given item. Causes the client
connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnAdvise}{wxddeconnectiononadvise}
-member to be called. Returns TRUE if successful.
+member to be called. Returns true if successful.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::Execute}
-\func{bool}{Execute}{\param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1},
-\param{int}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
+\func{bool}{Execute}{\param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
Called by the client application to execute a command on the server. Can
also be used to transfer arbitrary data to the server (similar
to \helpref{wxDDEConnection::Poke}{wxddeconnectionpoke} in that respect). Causes the
server connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnExecute}{wxddeconnectiononexecute} member to be
-called. Returns TRUE if successful.
+called. Returns true if successful.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::Disconnect}
to be sent to the corresponding connection object in the other
program. The default behaviour of {\bf OnDisconnect} is to delete the
connection, but the calling application must explicitly delete its
-side of the connection having called {\bf Disconnect}. Returns TRUE if
+side of the connection having called {\bf Disconnect}. Returns true if
successful.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnAdvise}\label{wxddeconnectiononadvise}
-\func{bool}{OnAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{int}{ format}}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format}}
Message sent to the client application when the server notifies it of a
change in the data associated with the given item.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnDisconnect}\label{wxddeconnectionondisconnect}
-\func{bool}{OnDisconnect}{\void}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnDisconnect}{\void}
Message sent to the client or server application when the other
application notifies it to delete the connection. Default behaviour is
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnExecute}\label{wxddeconnectiononexecute}
-\func{bool}{OnExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{int}{ format}}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format}}
Message sent to the server application when the client notifies it to
execute the given data. Note that there is no item associated with
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnPoke}\label{wxddeconnectiononpoke}
-\func{bool}{OnPoke}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{int}{ format}}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnPoke}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format}}
Message sent to the server application when the client notifies it to
accept the given data.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnRequest}\label{wxddeconnectiononrequest}
-\func{char*}{OnRequest}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{int *}{size}, \param{int}{ format}}
+\func{virtual char*}{OnRequest}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{int *}{size}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format}}
Message sent to the server application when the client
calls \helpref{wxDDEConnection::Request}{wxddeconnectionrequest}. The server
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnStartAdvise}\label{wxddeconnectiononstartadvise}
-\func{bool}{OnStartAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnStartAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}}
Message sent to the server application by the client, when the client
wishes to start an `advise loop' for the given topic and item. The
-server can refuse to participate by returning FALSE.
+server can refuse to participate by returning false.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::OnStopAdvise}\label{wxddeconnectiononstopadvise}
-\func{bool}{OnStopAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}}
+\func{virtual bool}{OnStopAdvise}{\param{const wxString\& }{topic}, \param{const wxString\& }{item}}
Message sent to the server application by the client, when the client
wishes to stop an `advise loop' for the given topic and item. The
-server can refuse to stop the advise loop by returning FALSE, although
+server can refuse to stop the advise loop by returning false, although
this doesn't have much meaning in practice.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::Poke}\label{wxddeconnectionpoke}
-\func{bool}{Poke}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1}, \param{int}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
+\func{bool}{Poke}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{char* }{data}, \param{int}{ size = -1}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
Called by the client application to poke data into the server. Can be
used to transfer arbitrary data to the server. Causes the server
connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnPoke}{wxddeconnectiononpoke} member
-to be called. Returns TRUE if successful.
+to be called. Returns true if successful.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::Request}\label{wxddeconnectionrequest}
-\func{char*}{Request}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{int *}{size}, \param{int}{ format = wxCF\_TEXT}}
+\func{char*}{Request}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}, \param{int *}{size}, \param{wxIPCFormat}{ format = wxIPC\_TEXT}}
Called by the client application to request data from the server. Causes
the server connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnRequest}{wxddeconnectiononrequest} member to be called. Returns a
Called by the client application to ask if an advise loop can be started
with the server. Causes the server connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnStartAdvise}{wxddeconnectiononstartadvise}\rtfsp
-member to be called. Returns TRUE if the server okays it, FALSE
+member to be called. Returns true if the server okays it, false
otherwise.
\membersection{wxDDEConnection::StopAdvise}\label{wxddeconnectionstopadvise}
Called by the client application to ask if an advise loop can be
stopped. Causes the server connection's \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnStopAdvise}{wxddeconnectiononstopadvise} member
-to be called. Returns TRUE if the server okays it, FALSE otherwise.
-
+to be called. Returns true if the server okays it, false otherwise.
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