DDETerminateAll Method

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Closes all dynamic data exchange (DDE) channels opened by Word. This method doesn't close channels opened to Word by client applications. Using this method is the same as using the DDETerminate method for each open channel.

Security  Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is an older technology that is not secure. If possible, use a more secure alternative to DDE, such as object linking and embedding (OLE).

expression.DDETerminateAll

expression    Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

Remarks

If you interrupt a macro that opens a DDE channel, you may inadvertently leave a channel open. Open channels aren't closed automatically when a macro ends, and each open channel uses system resources. For this reason, it's a good idea to use this method when you're debugging a macro that opens one or more DDE channels.

Example

This example opens the Microsoft Excel workbook Book1.xls, inserts text into cell R2C3, saves the workbook. and then terminates all DDE channels.

Dim lngChannel As Long

lngChannel = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="System")
DDEExecute Channel:=lngChannel, Command:="[OPEN(" & Chr(34) & _
    "C:\Documents\Book1.xls" & Chr(34) & ")]"
DDETerminate Channel:=lngChannel
lngChannel = DDEInitiate(App:="Excel", Topic:="Book1.xls")
DDEPoke Channel:=lngChannel, Item:="R2C3", Data:="Hello World"
DDEExecute Channel:=lngChannel, Command:="[Save]"
DDETerminateAll