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Screen.Left
Queries screen position.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Screenshot | 1.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
MBS( "Screen.Left"; ScreenID ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ScreenID | The zero based index of the screen to to target. | 0 |
Description
Queries screen position.FileMaker's built in functions for returning screen related information only works for the "desktop" and may include more than one screen in a Multiple monitor situation.
For version 7.1 we added support for multiple monitors for Windows.
Examples
Get the first screen's co-ordinates
MBS( "Screen.Left" ; 0 ) & "' " &
MBS( "Screen.Top" ; 0 ) & "' " &
MBS( "Screen.Width" ; 0 ) & "' " &
MBS( "Screen.Height" ; 0 )
See also
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 20th November 2020
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