From: spamminator@spamminator.com   
      
   On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:35:36 -0500 Sundial Services   
    wrote :   
      
   >Ike wrote:   
   >> I am a newbie when it comes to working with Paradox DDE. Is there a   
   >> DDE reference guide for sending commands to Paradox that shows the   
   >> proper syntax? I want to be able to send commands to Paradox to search   
   >> for matching fields, extract entire records, create a new Paradox   
   >> database, add new records, etc. Google does not turn up anything   
   >> useful.   
   >>   
   >> Or, is this something that is better accomplished via OLE?   
   >   
   >Without the slightest doubt ... don't use DDE.  Use OLE.  The OLE mechanism   
   >works extremely well, and DDE frankly never did.   
   >   
   >Furthermore:  if you need to access the database files directly, the ODBC   
   >driver _that_ _ships_ _with_ _Paradox_ ( *not* the one that ships by   
   >default with Microsoft Access! ) works extremely well.   
   >   
   >It has been my experience that the ODBC driver might not work as expected   
   >when Paradox for Windows is running at the same time on the same machine,   
   >but this is rarely a problem.   
      
   Thanks for the tips. Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on OLE   
   that a beginner can cut his teeth on?   
      
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