<val> (DDE Link Value)

This element specifies a value associated with a particular DDE item.

Here's an example of how <values>, <value>, and <val> elements are written out in the spreadsheetML for a <ddeItem> supplied by a DDE server. In this example different cells in the workbook are bound to these specific DDE items

example: 
<ddeLink xmlns:r="…" ddeService="StockSrv" ddeTopic="Prices">
  <ddeItems>
    <ddeItem name="Bread" advise="1">
      <values>
        <value>
          <val>3.5</val>
        </value>
      </values>
    </ddeItem>
    <ddeItem name="Milk" advise="1">
      <values>
        <value>
          <val>5.7400000000000002</val>
        </value>
      </values>
    </ddeItem>
    <ddeItem name="MSFT" advise="1">
      <values>
        <value>
          <val>54.130000000000003</val>
        </value>
      </values>
    </ddeItem>
    <ddeItem name="StdDocumentName" ole="1" advise="1"/>
  </ddeItems>
</ddeLink>

The possible values for this element are defined by the ST_Xstring simple type (§3.18.96).

Parent Elements

<value> (§3.14.18)