Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Links
Using DDE links, you can paste text into a DGN file. A linked item is automatically updated in the DGN file when the originating file is changed in the source (or server) application.
- If text is pasted with a DDE link and both the source application, such as a spreadsheet program, and OpenBuildings Station Designer is running, changing the object in the source application causes the linked object in OpenBuildings Station Designer to change automatically.
Note: OpenBuildings Station Designer identifies linked objects by filename.
If an object is not a saved file when it is pasted in a model,
OpenBuildings Station Designer may not be able to locate it
later. For example, if you create text in an
"untitled" document and paste the text before you save
the file,
OpenBuildings Station Designer does not know where to find
the linked text.
If you paste an object with a DDE link and if OpenBuildings Station Designer displays an alert box with the message "OpenBuildings Station Designer requested server is not responding," you should confirm the following: