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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
FieldBounds
Purpose
Returns in a non-repeating text field the location in pixels of each side of fieldName and its rotation
in degrees on
layoutName in the fileName file.
Format
FieldBounds(fileName;layoutName;fieldName)
Parameters
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
layoutName - the name of a layout in the specified database file.
fieldName - the name of a field on the specified layout.
Important See Design functions for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
The location returned is measured from the top left corner of the layout (regardless of printer
margins) and is specified in this order: position of left field boundary, position of top field boundary,
position of right field boundary, position of bottom field boundary, degree of rotation (measured in a
counter-clockwise direction; 0 degrees for unrotated).
Note Your layout begins where your margins end. Because field boundaries are measured from the
left side and top of the layout, boundaries returned by
FieldBounds never change unless you
move or re-size a field.
Examples
FieldBounds(“Customers”;“Layout #1”;“Field”) returns 36 48 295 65 0 in the example
below. Notice that all parameters are enclosed in quotation marks.