Editor Started with DDE

Enter the Service Name , Topic Name , and the Client Command for the DDE connection to the editor. The Topic Name and Client Command entries can have modifiers for the filename, line number, and column number as explained in Modifiers.

Figure 1. Editor Started with DDE (Microsoft Developer Studio)

For Microsoft Developer Studio, use the settings in the following listing.

Listing: Microsoft Developer Studio Configuration

Service Name   : 
msdev

Topic Name     : system


Client Command  : [open(%f)]

UltraEdit-32 is a powerful shareware editor. It is available from www.idmcomp.com or www.ultraedit.com (email idm@idmcomp.com). For UltraEdit, use the settings in the following listing.

Listing: UltraEdit-32 Editor Settings

Service Name  : UEDIT32
Topic Name    : system

Client Command : [open("%f/%l/%c")]

Note: The DDE application (for example, Microsoft Developer Studio or UltraEdit) must be running, or DDE communications will fail.

Figure 2. Editor Started with DDE (UltraEdit-32)