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Gregg- X.LinkItem = "Topics" did the trick. The VB manual says a topic named "System" is supported, but says nothing (that I see) about an *Item* named "Topics". Where did you find that the correct LinkItem value is "Topics"? Also, what's the deal with "]" vs "|" in the DDE…
#DDE System Topic Call
Message #1928
VB Prog Guide alleges on p355 that a DDE call to a topic named "System" in a well behaved Windows app will return info from that app on topics it supports, data formats, etc. I've tried using X.LinkTopic = "Winword|System" but get only error 285 (foreign app won't perform method)…