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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XDDELinks_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sheet_XDDELinks_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_XDDELink_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XDDELink.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sheet_DDELinkMode_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sheet/DDELinkMode.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {

//=============================================================================

/** provides a method to add a DDE link to a spreadsheet.

    @see com::sun::star::sheet::DDELinks

    @since OOo 3.0
 */
published interface XDDELinks: com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** adds a DDE link to the spreadsheet without updating it.

        <p>If a DDE link with the specified parameters already exists, the
        existing DDE link will be returned. Otherwise a new DDE link will be
        created.</p>

        @param aApplication
            the DDE server application from which data are requested.

        @param aTopic
            the DDE topic from which data are requested.

        @param aItem
            the DDE item from which data are requested.

        @param nMode
            the DDE link mode.

        @returns
            the DDE link.
     */
    com::sun::star::sheet::XDDELink addDDELink(
            [in] string aApplication,
            [in] string aTopic,
            [in] string aItem,
            [in] com::sun::star::sheet::DDELinkMode nMode );

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif
