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Returns the value returned by the specified service name, topic, and item, by sending an XTYP_REQUEST.
 $dde(name, topic, item, delay)
The item and delay parameters are optional.

The delay value indicates that you want $dde() to wait N seconds for a reply before giving up. The default is one second, which is usually enough.

'''Note:''' If the value returned by $dde is too long for mIRC to handle, $dde returns a value of $error.
==Example==
 //echo My other mIRC is $dde(mirc, connected) to $dde(mirc, server)
Returns the connection status and connected server on an mIRC client.
==See Also==
* [[dde|/dde]]
[[Category:DDE]][[Category:Identifiers]]