Note: Before Aspen DDE will work correctly in Windows 95, you must install the Microsoft Service Pack for Windows 95. You can download this file from Microsoft, the Aspen BBS, or from One advantage of the Windows version is its capability to link market data to other Windows®-based applications. The program supports dynamic data exchange (DDE). In this discussion, the term server refers to the program As Aspen receives data, it checks all links. If IBM Many client applications can be updated by changing one Aspen link. Windows applications that do not support Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) do support DDE. The disadvantages of linking include: Links between the Aspen and client applications may be broken if the Aspen Automatically updated links may slow down Windows® operation. The program enables you to link data on an instrument, information in a quote window, or information in a chart window to other applications. Instrument links provide the most robust means of object linking. Any quote code can be piped, with a specific instrument, to another application. Instruments can also be created in Excel and piped to Aspen. Topics: Automatically Updating Aspen Datafiles with Excel DataWhat is DDE?