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Quick way to retrieve current screen resolution

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Why use the Windows API when you can retrieve the current screen resolution using two simple variables?

Screen.Width
Screen.Height

Listing #1 : Delphi code. Download scrsize (0.16 KB).

Above variables will automatically get updated if the screen resolution were to change while the application is running.

MessageDlg(
  'screen width = ' + IntToStr( Screen.Width ) +
  ', screen height = ' + IntToStr( Screen.Height ),
  mtInformation, [mbOk], 0 );

Listing #2 : Delphi code. Download sample (0.23 KB).

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