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18.2.1 Opening and closing conversations

A LispWorks client can open a conversation by using dde-connect, which takes a service designator and a topic designator as its arguments. If successful, a conversation object is returned which can be used to refer to the conversation. Conversations are closed by the LispWorks client at the end of a transaction by using dde-disconnect.

Another method for managing conversations uses with-dde-conversation to bind a conversation with a server across a body of code. If no conversation is available for with-dde-conversation, then one is automatically opened. The code is executed and the conversation is closed after the body of code exits.


LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 22 Dec 2009

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