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Q110361: How to Find the Current Video Resolution

Article: Q110361
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b 
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SUMMARY
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You can programmatically determine the current video resolution by using the
SYSMETRIC() function. SYSMETRIC(1) returns the current screen width in pixels,
and SYSMETRIC(2) returns the current screen height in pixels. Combining these
two function calls will give the current video resolution.

Example
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     WAIT WINDOW "The Current Video Resolution is ";
        + LTRIM(STR(SYSMETRIC(1)))+ " X " + LTRIM(STR(SYSMETRIC(2)))

REFERENCES
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FoxPro for Windows "Language Reference," page L3-1064 FoxPro for Macintosh
"Language Reference," pages 840-841

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxMac FoxWin 2.50 mode

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro250bMac kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0

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