Get(WindowOrientation)
 
Purpose 
Returns a value representing the orientation of the window on which the script is acting.
Format 
Get(WindowOrientation)
Parameters 
None
Data type returned 
number
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 13.0
Description 
In FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go only, returns:
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-2 for landscape left
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-1 for landscape right
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0 for square (FileMaker Pro and FileMaker WebDirect only)
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1 for portrait
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2 for portrait upside down
Note  The window on which the script is acting may not necessarily be the foreground window.
Examples 
If the window that the current script is acting on is in portrait orientation, Get(WindowOrientation) returns 1.
You have a calculation field named Orientation that uses Get(WindowOrientation) to return a value as listed above. You have another calculation field that references the Orientation field and uses the If function, which returns Portrait if the Orientation field returns a value greater than 0 and returns Landscape if the Orientation field returns a value less than 0:
If(Orientation > 0;”Portrait”;”Landscape”)
Related topics 
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas
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