Data in wrong format

Error 290

An application in a DDE conversation supplied data in an unexpected format.  It may not be performing DDE correctly.

Possible causes:

         The application is supplying data in a format that Visual Basic does not recognize.  Try initiating the conversation with a different topic.

         The application is supplying text data to a picture box or picture data to a text box.  Try initiating the conversation with a different control.