NDDE Error # : <message>
Errors and error messages are defined by the NetDDE API
Trouble-Shooting VNDDE.EXE
Problem: | The messages NDDE Error 1: Access is denied and NDDE Error 24: |
| Cannot bind to DSDM service are displayed. |
Solution: | Check that the NetDDE service and NetDDE DSDM service have their |
| startup option set to Automatic. |
VNDDE.EXE FAQ’s
Question: | I used VNDDE.EXE to set up my shares, but now I want to modify some |
| share settings. If I run VNDDE.EXE again, will it overwrite my changes? |
Solution: | No. VNDDE.EXE first checks to see if the share exists. If it exists, |
| VNDDE.EXE does not modify any settings. If it does not exist, it is |
| created. |
Additional Help
Refer to the Help files on NetDDE or the Microsoft KnowledgeBase for more information on NetDDE.
Manual NetDDE Setup
The DDE Share tool must be used to manually set up the DDE Server for sharing data across a network. DDE Share is a tool for managing DDE conversations over a network. With DDE Share, you can create, modify, and delete DDE shares so applications on one computer can share data with applications on other computers. You can also define security restrictions on DDE shares.
Follow the procedure outlined below to manually set up NetDDE.
1.On the Server computer, run DDESHARE.EXE (usually found in winnt\system32\ddeshare.exe). You can do this directly from the Start menu; select Run, then type ddeshare and click OK, as shown in the dialog box below:
2.Select DDE Shares from Shares menu:
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