Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Window.SetBounds

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Window.SetBounds

Sets the bounds of the window.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Window	1.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

MBS( "Window.SetBounds"; WindowRef; Left; Top; Width; Height { ; Animate } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

WindowRef Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. 0

Left The left bound of the window.
If empty, leave that value unchanged. 100

Top The top bound of the window.
If empty, leave that value unchanged. 100

Width The new width of the window.
If empty, leave that value unchanged. 500

Height The new height of the window.
If empty, leave that value unchanged. 500

Animate Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.5 or newer.
Whether to animate transition on macOS.
Pass 1 to animate or 0 to not. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
WindowRef	Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window.	0
Left	The left bound of the window. If empty, leave that value unchanged.	100
Top	The top bound of the window. If empty, leave that value unchanged.	100
Width	The new width of the window. If empty, leave that value unchanged.	500
Height	The new height of the window. If empty, leave that value unchanged.	500
Animate	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.5 or newer. Whether to animate transition on macOS. Pass 1 to animate or 0 to not.	1	Optional

Description

Sets the bounds of the window.
This is another way of resizing the window. On Windows this function can be used to adjust the size of the application window as well.

Examples

Set Window Bounds

Let(
[
/*-----------------PARAMETERS--------------------*/
WindowRef = 0;
Left = 100;
Top = 100;
Right = 500;
Bottom = 500
];
/*-------------------FUNCTION----------------------*/
MBS(
"Window.SetBounds";
WindowRef;
Left;
Top;
Right;
Bottom
)
)

Blog Entries

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.5pr1

Release notes

Version 10.5
- Added Animate parameter for macOS to Window.SetBounds function.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 20th September 2020

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