# Ruby and dde

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dde/124167>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 26, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dde/124167 "2007-12-26T00:22:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dde/124167/1 "2007-12-26T00:22:03Z")

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is there any ruby libraries or ole libriries for dde. am looking high  
and low and cannot find one with some examples. google returns so many  
matches but none with proper info. i am surprise not to find one  
proper as ruby seems to do everything in this world except eggs and  
toast.

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dde/124167/2 "2007-12-26T17:11:20Z")

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On Dec 25, 6:19 pm, Junkone [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> is there any ruby libraries or ole libriries for dde. am looking high  
> and low and cannot find one with some examples. google returns so many  
> matches but none with proper info. i am surprise not to find one  
> proper as ruby seems to do everything in this world except eggs and  
> toast.

appreciate any help in finding a way to use dde from ruby.