I run a server program on one PC and a client program running
on another PC will request the server's time.  Suppose I've
linked text1 (server) and text1(client) controls in LinkMode 1
condition.  Then in client program, I send

   text1.LinkExeccute Now

In server program

Sub Form_LinkExecute(CmdStr as String, Cancel as Integer)

   text1.Text = CmdStr

End Sub

And the server program did show the time in the text1 box.
However, in the client program, I got error message:

   Foreign application won't perform DDE method or operation.

So how can I make it work correctly?

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Han
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Han-Wen Hsiao
Department of Civil Engineering

Last week I encountered the same problem. The DDE command is passed
AND executed correctly, but I still got the error message "Foreign
application won't....'

I think the problem is that the function Form_LinkExecute on the
server expects TWO parameters, and it just gets one. However, from
within the client application I couldn't pass the second parameter.

To solve this problem I used the code on the client:

        On Error resume next
        text1.LinkExecute Now
        On Error goto 0                

I know it's not the most elegant sollution, but it works.

I hope this will help you.

Greetings - Roger Hoen

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