Same question as Chris-DDE Server

I get the error message Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE Server. I'm using Windows XP Pro a
nd recently installed Reader X. Never had this pro
blem before. Cannot open any PDF file I have saved to my computer. HELP

More info from another crash at shutdown:
Chris, if these are unhelpful, pleas let me know, otherwise I will just keep posting them.
-Noel

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eg.
On one DDE server I have 2 topics:
topic1:
servicename: DDEserver
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itemnames : P(1), P(2), P(3)
topic2:
servicename: DDEserver
topicname : C(2)
itemnames : P(1), P(2), P(3)
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on another).
Normal (non-advise) links are working fine however.
(In my case there is no other solution since this DDEserver should be compatible with an older one, created earlier.)

I really don't know DDE very well. It is usually recommended that you switch to using ActiveX. You may not be correctly configuring the netDDE server. There is an example in the reource library that shows how to do this. You may also want to look at the DDE advise examples that came with LabVIEW 5.1 and earlier.

My adobe program is telling me it cannot connect to the DDE server? Is this my ISP or what?

I am trying to open a PDF doc and my adobe program is telling me it cannot connect to a DDE server? What is this? I have tried downloading Acrobat Reader again and still get the same message.

Arlene, this is not Adobe Customer Service, but a User to User forum. What you received was free help from a fellow user.
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Hi
I have tried to research these problems I am getting, but have not been able to resolve them.
1st is the above DDE Server Windows iTunes.exe - entry point not found.
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Message was edited by: Ybslik
Message was edited by: Ybslik

Taken at face value, you're having trouble with an Apple Application Support program file there. (Apple Application Support is where single copies of program files used by multiple different Apple programs are kept.)
Let's try something relatively simple first. Restart the PC. If you're using Vista or 7, now head into your Uninstall a program control panel, select "Apple Application Support" and then click "Repair". If you're using XP, head into your Add or Remove Programs control panel, select "Apple Application Support", click "Change" and then click "Repair".
If no joy after that, try the more rigorous uninstall/reinstall procedure from the following post. (If you've got XP, although the procedure is for Vista and 7, just read "Computer" as "My Computer", read "Uninstall a program control panel" as "Add or Remove programs control panel" and assume the system is 32-bit, and you'll be doing the right things.)
Re: I recently updated to vista service pack 2 and I updated to itunes 10.2.1 and ever

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Set up steps so that inset, update or delete operation gets done correctly across servers.
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Also it would be very helpful if you please describe would it be different for SQL Server 2012? If so, then what are the steps?

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I have some users telling me that when they try to open a pdf attachment in Outlook 2007. Nothing happens. The system just sits there as if you did not click on the attachment. If you wait long enought a popup box from adobe reader comes up and says:
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All the PDFs are very simple, just simple scanned images or converted over from a document into a PDF.
I've tried repairing the install and still had no luck - same behaviour. The only way the pdf opens is if we go into task manager and close the AcroRd32.exe process or logoff and log back in.
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KEvin

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When I start Websites and access it using "server.local" or "localhost", I get a web page server from the directory - this is correct. Then, I started Wiki and access it at the same address. I get served from the Wiki server. So, does this mean that starting the Wiki server will always replace the Web site hosting service? How do I easily make the Web server serve at port 80 and 443, and set another port for the Wiki.
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OS X Server Users:
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I've read the other posts about this problem, but none seem to fit my situation.
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And after installing Acrobat Pro 9, I hadn't any difficulty until TODAY.
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I closed out the error message, closed out the Typhoon Autorun project I was testing to work on another Typhoon Autorun project. When I had that one finished, I tested it as I had the one previous.
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THEN, the PDF document opened. But when I attempted to open any of the other 5, they did nothing. I double-checked my Typhoon Autorun project files, but all of the settings were correct. I tried testing my project again. This time NONE of the PDF files would open.
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I shut down my computer, rebooted, reopend Typhoon Autorun and tried to test a different project.
Again, Adobe Active X 9 installed. (If it's already installed why is it reinsalling???)
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I never had this problem when I used Adobe Acrobat 6 (I'm really beginning to regret upgrading)
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Tom

Hi Tom,
Here is some example code that shows how to use DDE to read and write to an Excel spreadsheet. Perhaps it will give you a good starting point. Also, as Mike said, if you can use OPC you may want to consider it.
Good luck!
Megan B.
National Instruments
Attachments:
dde.zip ‏21 KB

DDE Server Window Error Exiting InDesign 7.5.1 (CS 5.5)

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Rick

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[Moved from the Premiere Pro forum... Mod]

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I simply re-downloaded and reinstalled Adobe Reader 11.0.02 from MajorGeeks (safe repository for many things IT guys need - go here -> for that: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Adobe_Reader_d3852.html)
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I have a few flowmeters in system. Each of them is sitting at different DDE server, named FlowDDE, FlowDDE2, etc. 5 in total.
I'm connecting through:
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ConnectToDDEServer (&hConv, "FlowDDE2", "C(1)", DDECallback, 0); etc.
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To disconnect there is command: DisconnectFromDDEServer (0);
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Thank you,
Alexey.
UPDATE: /Solved/
I recognised, that I can add different unsigned int
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DisconnectFromDDEServer (hConv);
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Hi Jose,
It looks like you have posted on a very old thread. I think you might find more luck getting replies if you try to start a new post. Also, it might help if you elaborate a little more in your question, or post a suggestion and ask for comments.
Best wishes!
Amanda B.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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I have installed Adobe Reade X on my machine.
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Even for the latest version the value is the same.
Any help would be highy appreciated.
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