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Window.PositionNextDialog
Sets location for next dialog.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Server | FileMaker Cloud | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Window | 10.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| X | The X position in points to use for the dialog. Can be empty. |
300 |
| Y | The Y position in points to use for the dialog. Can be empty. |
200 |
| Width | Optional The width in points to use for the dialog. Can be empty. We check against min/max size for dialog. |
500 |
| Height | Optional The height in points to use for the dialog. Can be empty. We check against min/max size for dialog. |
400 |
| Center | Optional Whether to center dialog. Pass 1 to center on screen or 0 to not center. Pass 2 to center in front of the frontmost FileMaker document window. |
1 |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Sets location for next dialog.MBS Plugin watches for new windows to show and resize/move the next dialog.
The dialog may briefly show before we can move it.
There is the possibility you position a dialog outside visible screen area, so please check screen size yourself.
To clear the settings, you can call function without parameters or with empty values.
Examples
Shows dialog at specific location:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Window.PositionNextDialog"; 300; 300; 500; 400) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Test" ; "Hello World" ]
Center next dialog:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Window.PositionNextDialog"; ""; ""; ""; ""; 1) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Test" ; "Hello World" ]
Clear settings:
MBS("Window.PositionNextDialog")
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Created 27th December 2019, last changed 29th December 2019
Window.Move - Window.RemoveMenu
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