Programmer Reference : Dynamic data exchange : Examples : Spreadsheet window coordinates
Spreadsheet window coordinates
To run this test case, evaluate the following:
DdeSpreadsheetServer new open.
This opens up a window such that whenever the mouse passes over the window, the x and y position of the mouse is displayed in the upper left corner of the window. The name of the server is 'DdeExample,' and there is a topic named 'Mouse.' Under this topic there are two items 'xpos' and 'ypos.'
Next, start up Microsoft Excel and in a cell enter:
=DdeExample|Mouse!xpos
And in another cell enter:
=DdeExample|Mouse!ypos
As the mouse is moved over the Smalltalk window, the coordinates change in the spreadsheet.
Last modified date: 01/29/2015