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DDE Syntax within SAS

To use DDE in SAS, issue a FILENAME statement with the following syntax:

FILENAME fileref DDE 'DDE-triplet' | 'CLIPBOARD' <DDE-options>

where

fileref

is a valid fileref, as described in Referencing External Files.

DDE

is the device-type keyword that tells the SAS System you want to use Dynamic Data Exchange.

'DDE-triplet'

is the name of the DDE external file.

DDE-options

can be any of the following:

HOTLINK

instructs the SAS System to use the DDE HOTLINK. For an example of using this option, see Using the DDE HOTLINK.

NOTAB

instructs the SAS System to ignore TAB characters between variables. For an example of using this option, see Using the NOTAB Option with DDE.

COMMAND

allows remote commands to be issued to DDE server applications. For more information, see Controlling Another Application Using DDE.

CAUTION:

Use caution when using DDE with data values that are blank or missing. For sample code that reads in missing data, see Reading Missing Data.  

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