Method execute

recipes/Python/577654_DDE_Client/recipe-577654.py:170–177

Execute a DDE command.

(self, command, timeout=5000)

        DDE.FreeDataHandle(hDdeData)

    def execute(self, command, timeout=5000):
        """Execute a DDE command."""
        pData = c_char_p(command)
        cbData = DWORD(len(command) + 1)
        hDdeData = DDE.ClientTransaction(pData, cbData, self._hConv, HSZ(), CF_TEXT, XTYP_EXECUTE, timeout, LPDWORD())
        if not hDdeData:
        raise DDEError("Unable to send command", self._idInst)
        DDE.FreeDataHandle(hDdeData)

    def request(self, item, timeout=5000):
        """Request data from DDE service."""