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#define INCL_WINDDE
 
BOOL WinDdePostMsg(hwndTo, hwndFrom, wm, pddes, fRetry)
HWND hwndTo;         /* handle of the window to post to      */
HWND hwndFrom;       /* handle of the window that is posting */
USHORT wm;           /* message number                       */
PDDESTRUCT pddes;    /* address of the structure to pass     */
BOOL fRetry;         /* retry flag                           */
 
The WinDdePostMsg function posts a DDE message to the specified window's
message queue.
 
Parameter  Description
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hwndTo     Identifies the window the message is to be posted to.
 
hwndFrom   Identifies the window that is posting the message.
 
wm         Specifies the message being sent. The following messages may be
           sent:
 
                WM_DDE_ACK
                WM_DDE_ADVISE
                WM_DDE_DATA
                WM_DDE_EXECUTE
                WM_DDE_INITIATE
                WM_DDE_INITIATEACK
                WM_DDE_POKE
                WM_DDE_REQUEST
                WM_DDE_TERMINATE
                WM_DDE_UNADVISE
 
pddes      Points to a DDESTRUCT structure.
 
fRetry     Specifies whether or not to try to send the message again if it
           fails the first time because the destination queue was full. If
           TRUE, the message is sent repeatedly at one second intervals
           until it could be successfully posted.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is TRUE if the function is successful, or FALSE if an error
occurred. If the fRetry parameter is TRUE, this function will still return
FALSE if the message cannot be sent for any reason other then the
destination queue being full.
 
See Also
 
WinDdeInitiate, WinDdeRespond, WM_DDE_ACK, WM_DDE_ADVISE, WM_DDE_DATA,
WM_DDE_EXECUTE, WM_DDE_INITIATE, WM_DDE_INITIATEACK, WM_DDE_POKE,
WM_DDE_REQUEST, WM_DDE_TERMINATE, WM_DDE_UNADVISE
 
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