哇,DDE。我相信你已经知道,DDE相当古老了。网络DDE已经被弃用,在Vista中将不再起作用。我只能想象这种趋势可能会继续下去。然而,user32中的DDE API仍然有效(参考文献在此:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms674605(VS.85).aspx),你可以通过一些工作从.NET应用程序中调用它。我能找到的唯一示例是针对VB6的,而且那时候它们已经很旧了。我相信你可以想象这有点痛苦。无论如何,我从API-Guide(来自Mentalis)中挖出了这个示例。虽然不是.NET,但它应该能让你开始:
'This application shows you how to use DDE to create a better PrevInstance-function.
'Compile this sample and start it two times
'The first instance minimizes itself and when the second instance is started, it will
'send a message to the first instance to maximize itself.
'in a module
Public Const VBServerName = "TestServer"
Public Const VBTopicName = "SHOW_YOUR_MAIN_WINDOW"
Public Const XCLASS_BOOL = &H1000
Public Const XTYPF_NOBLOCK = &H2 ' CBR_BLOCK will not work
Public Const XTYP_CONNECT = &H60 Or XCLASS_BOOL Or XTYPF_NOBLOCK
Public Const CP_WINANSI = 1004 ' default codepage for windows & old DDE convs.
Public Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Public Const DDE_FACK = &H8000
Public Const XCLASS_FLAGS = &H4000
Public Const XTYP_EXECUTE = &H50 Or XCLASS_FLAGS
Public Const DNS_REGISTER = &H1
Public Const DNS_UNREGISTER = &H2
Public Declare Function DdeInitialize Lib "user32" Alias "DdeInitializeA" (pidInst As Long, ByVal pfnCallback As Long, ByVal afCmd As Long, ByVal ulRes As Long) As Integer
Public Declare Function DdeCreateStringHandle Lib "user32" Alias "DdeCreateStringHandleA" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal psz As String, ByVal iCodePage As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function DdeConnect Lib "user32" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal hszService As Long, ByVal hszTopic As Long, pCC As Any) As Long
Public Declare Function DdeNameService Lib "user32" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal hsz1 As Long, ByVal hsz2 As Long, ByVal afCmd As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function DdeFreeStringHandle Lib "user32" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal hsz As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function DdeQueryString Lib "user32" Alias "DdeQueryStringA" (ByVal idInst As Long, ByVal hsz As Long, ByVal psz As String, ByVal cchMax As Long, ByVal iCodePage As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function DdeUninitialize Lib "user32" (ByVal idInst As Long) As Long
Function DdeCllback(ByVal uType As Long, ByVal uFmt As Long, ByVal hConv As Long, ByVal hszTopic As Long, ByVal hszItem As Long, ByVal hData As Long, ByVal dwData1 As Long, ByVal dwData2 As Long) As Long
DdeCllback = Form1.AppDdeCallback(uType, uFmt, hConv, hszTopic, hszItem, hData, dwData1, dwData2)
End Function
'in a form
Dim isRun As Boolean, idInst As Long, hszVBServer As Long, hszVBTopic As Long
Dim hconvVBServer As Long, dderesult As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
'KPD-Team 2000
'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
'E-Mail: KPDTeam@Allapi.net
If DdeInitialize(idInst, AddressOf DdeCllback, 0, 0) Then Exit Sub
hszVBServer = DdeCreateStringHandle(idInst, VBServerName, CP_WINANSI)
hszVBTopic = DdeCreateStringHandle(idInst, VBTopicName, CP_WINANSI)
'try to find the first instance
hconvVBServer = DdeConnect(idInst, hszVBServer, hszVBTopic, ByVal 0&)
If hconvVBServer Then
Unload Me
Exit Sub
End If
DdeNameService idInst, hszVBServer, 0, DNS_REGISTER
Me.WindowState = vbMinimized
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
DdeFreeStringHandle idInst, hszVBServer
DdeFreeStringHandle idInst, hszVBTopic
'only unregister the DDE server for first instance
If isRun Then
If DdeNameService(idInst, hszVBServer, 0, DNS_UNREGISTER) Then
MsgBox "in ServiceUnRegister", vbOKOnly, "Error"
End If
End If
DdeUninitialize idInst
End Sub
Function AppDdeCallback(ByVal wType As Long, ByVal wFmt As Long, ByVal hConv As Long, ByVal hszTopic As Long, ByVal hszItem As Long, ByVal hData As Long, ByVal lData1 As Long, ByVal lData2 As Long) As Long
Dim iCount As Long, Buffers As String, Ret As Long
Select Case wType
Case XTYP_CONNECT
iCount = DdeQueryString(idInst, hszTopic, vbNullString, 0, CP_WINANSI)
Buffers = Space(iCount)
DdeQueryString idInst, hszTopic, Buffers, iCount + 1, CP_WINANSI
If Buffers = VBTopicName Then
Me.WindowState = vbNormal
'add any code for the first instance have found the second one is launch
Ret = DDE_FACK
End If
AppDdeCallback = Ret
Case XTYP_EXECUTE
AppDdeCallback = Ret
End Select
End Function