DDE Functions

DDE Functions Available for Personal Communications lists the DDE functions that are available for use with Personal Communications.

Table 1. DDE Functions Available for Personal Communications
Function 3270 5250 VT
Code Conversion Yes Yes Yes
Find Field Yes Yes Yes
Get Keystrokes Yes Yes Yes
Get Mouse Input Yes Yes Yes
Get Number of Close Requests Yes Yes Yes
Get Operator Information Area Yes Yes Yes
Get Partial Presentation Space Yes Yes Yes
Get Presentation Space Yes Yes Yes
Get Session Status Yes Yes Yes
Get System Configuration Yes Yes Yes
Get System Formats Yes Yes Yes
Get System Status Yes Yes Yes
Get System SysItems Yes Yes Yes
Get System Topics Yes Yes Yes
Get Trim Rectangle Yes Yes Yes
Initiate Session Conversation Yes Yes Yes
Initiate Structured Field Conversation Yes No No
Initiate System Conversation Yes Yes Yes
Put Data to Presentation Space Yes Yes Yes
Search for String Yes Yes Yes
Send Keystrokes Yes Yes Yes
Session Execute Macro Yes Yes Yes
Set Cursor Position Yes Yes Yes
Set Mouse Intercept Condition Yes Yes Yes
Set Presentation Space Service Condition Yes Yes Yes
Set Session Advise Condition Yes Yes Yes
Set Structured Field Service Condition Yes No No
Start Close Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Start Keystroke Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Start Mouse Input Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Start Read SF Yes No No
Start Session Advise Yes Yes Yes
Stop Close Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Stop Keystroke Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Stop Mouse Input Intercept Yes Yes Yes
Stop Read SF Yes No No
Stop Session Advise Yes Yes Yes
Terminate Session Conversation Yes Yes Yes
Terminate Structured Field Conversation Yes No No
Terminate System Conversation Yes Yes Yes
Write SF Yes No No

Refer to Summary of DDE Functions in a Windows 32-Bit Environment for a summary of the DDE functions.