(Windows only)
The error condition returned by the most recent exchange in a DDE conversation associated with the frame. A DDE function or a DDE-NOTIFY event initiates an exchange in a DDE conversation.
This attribute is supported only for backward compatibility. Use the Component Object Model (COM) instead.
Data type: INTEGER
Access: Read-only
Applies to: FRAME widget
The following table lists the possible errors returned by an exchange in a DDE conversation.
| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | DDE INITIATE failure |
| 2 | A DDE statement (DDE ADVISE, DDE EXECUTE, DDE GET, DDE REQUEST, or DDE SEND) time out |
| 3 | Memory allocation error |
| 4 | Invalid channel number (not an open conversation) |
| 5 | Invalid data item (in topic) |
| 6 | DDE ADVISE failure (data link not accepted) |
| 7 | DDE EXECUTE failure (commands not accepted) |
| 8 | DDE GET failure (data not available) |
| 9 | DDE SEND failure (data not accepted) |
| 10 | DDE REQUEST failure (data not available) |
| 11 | DDE-NOTIFY event failure (data not available) |
| 99 | Internal error (unknown) |
This attribute applies to any frame in Windows that is a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) frame for a DDE conversation.