title: DDE using System.Windows.Automation
body: <p>Is it possible to use the .NET System.Windows.Automation namespace and do the equivalent of the old DDE?</p>
  
  <p>My requirement is to read the text inside a command window(which could be a mainframe screen as well) from my .NET Windows Forms application.</p>
  
  <p>Am better off using <a href="http://ndde.codeplex.com/" rel="nofollow">http://ndde.codeplex.com/</a> for this purpose?</p>