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Macros and Code Samples

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This page contains example macros and subroutines for some of the more common PC applications. These examples demonstrate how to do things like transmit and receive serial data using Dynamic Data Exchange with WinWedge or launch and unload WinWedge from memory as well as perform various other related functions.

Microsoft Excel
Requesting data from WinWedge using a VBA subroutine Inserting a Single Field of Data into Excel (Above and Below) Continually Polling Multiple Devices In Sequence Sending DDE Commands From Excel to WinWedge Launching WinWedge from an Excel macro Introduction to Excel (and VBA) Macros Requesting Data from WinWedge using VBA SetLinkOnData Method Collecting data from Multiple Serial Ports Simultaneously Advanced Excel Tricks: Reading large arrays of data into Excel Passing Data from WinWedge to Excel using DDE with Multiple Open Workbooks Getting Past the 40 Field Limit in WinWedge
Microsoft Access
Collecting Data Directly into a Table in Access Collecting Data Directly into a Form in Access Closing and Opening WinWedge in Access Transmitting Commands to Devices from Access Basic Inventory Tracking Example Database
Microsoft Word
Reading Serial Data Into Word Using DDE (Word 2.0-6.0) Reading Serial Data Into Word Using DDE (Word 95 and later) Prompt the User for a Barcode Message (B-Coder and Word)
Visual Basic 6.0, C/C++, .NET
Sending DDE Commands to WinWedge from VB 6 Detecting if WinWedge is Running from a VB Program Using DDE in .NET to Communicate with WinWedge Linking a VB Text Box to a WinWedge Data Field
ASP (Active Server Pages)
Using WinWedge with Visual Basic to Pass Serial Data to an Active Server Page Using an ASP page to send data out the serial port
Other Applications
Wonderware inTouch: Linking Serial Data from WinWedge Wonderware inTouch: Sending Commands to your Device Visual Fox Pro: Collecting Data using WinWedge Visual Fox Pro: Communicating with Devices through WinWedge Lotus 123: Macro Examples Quattro Pro: Collecting Data To a Column In a Quattro Spreadsheet Minitab: Send Serial Data to Minitab Via DDE Intellution FixDMACS: Input Serial Data using DDE MATLAB: Launching, requesting data, and closing WinWedge from Matlab Origin 5.0: Launching the WinWedge and Collecting Data to a Column
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