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: