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TOOLBOOK.1
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1991-10-30
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Sub MAIN
ChDir "c:\toolbook"
Shell "tbook.exe", 0
tbk = DDEInitiate("ToolBook", "System")
' ToolBook ignores startup minimize request
SendKeys "% n", 1
DDEExecute tbk, "draw a field from 0,0 to 1,1"
On Error Goto done ' when user hits Cancel
expr$ = ""
While 1
expr$ = InputBox$("OpenScript expression", \
"ToolBookDDE", expr$)
If Left$(expr$, 2) = "! " Then
' use ! for statements such as "set blah to blah"
DDEExecute tbk, Right$(expr$, Len(expr$) - 2)
Else
DDEExecute tbk, "put " + expr$ + " into text of selection"
retval$ = DDERequest$(tbk, "text of selection")
MsgBox(expr$ + " = " + retval$, "Open Script return value")
End If
Wend
done:
DDETerminate tbk
AppActivate "Introducing ToolBook", 1 ' so we can close it
SendKeys "%{f4}" ' Close
End Sub