How is DDE used?
– To use DDE to provide information (or give a command);a POKE, or to ask for information; a REQUEST, you just need two simple commands. The /dde [-r] {service name} {topic} {item} [data] command. The /dde command defaults to sending a poke unless you specify the -r switch in which case a request is sent. If you are sending a poke then all four arguments including the ‘data’ field are mandatory, if you are sending a request then the first three arguments are mandatory. This is why you might have to use a “” in the ‘item’ field; it acts as a filler and isn’t actually used for anything. This filler is important because you might have the /dde or $dde mixed with other commands or text in an alias, and mIRC has to know the exact number of parameters when parsing. At the moment only one poke ‘topic’ exists; the COMMAND. Instead of using the /dde -r to send a DDE request its often a lot better to use the $dde indentifier. The $dde {service name} {topic} {item} identifier sends a request and
