Is there a list of Bloomberg DDE commands?

Question

I'm trying to interact with Bloomberg Pro using DDEExecute , but it's hard for me to find a list of valid DDE commands.

In particular, what I hope to do right now is to enter specific asymmetric keystrokes (for example, "right arrow")

Answer 1

I agree with others that the API is the way to go, but if for some reason you don't have data, you can use several different approaches, including DDE or Sendkeys. I don’t believe there is a list because, as Bloomberg said, "although the DDE and SendKeys functions are described here, we cannot help with specific applications of this function"

The SendKeys method can be used as follows:

' Activate a Bloomberg Professional Window (Window #1, in this case) AppActivate "1-BLOOMBERG" ' Send commands to the Bloomberg Professional service Window SendKeys "{ESC}" & "MSFT US {f8} DES~", True 

Additional help on the SendKeys methods [Keyboard syntax] can also be found in the MSDN library - VBA Help Files, as well as in the add-ons help file. This file can be opened from the Windows taskbar by clicking on the START menu and then Programs | Bloomberg.

A list including a right arrow can be found here .