NetDDE Setup
Procedure
- From the Start menu, select Settings.
- From the Settings menu, select Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel program group, click Services.
- In the Services dialog box, select the CIMPLICITY service.
- Select Startup...
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In the Service dialog box:
- Set the Log On As field to system account.
- Enable the Allow Service to Interact with Desktop option.
- Click OK to close the Service dialog box and save your changes.
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On the computer where the DDE Server is running, run
DDESHARE.EXE
(usually found in
\winnt\system32\ddeshare.exe
).
- Select DDE Shares from the Shares menu.
- Add a new Share by creating a share name.
- Enter the DDE Server's Application Name and Topic into the Old style, New style and Static fields.
- Enable the Allow start application and Is Service option.
- Select Permissions….
- Select Everyone.
- Set Type of Access to Full Control.
- Click OK to exit the permission and DDE Share Properties dialog box.
Important: When configuring NETDDE, the CIMPLICITY Service should be configured to log on as a user with a non-null password rather than the system account. The computer must be configured so that the user selected has full access to the DDE share.