Get(WindowOrientation)
Purpose 
Returns a value indicating the orientation of the window on which the script is acting (not necessarily the foreground window).
Format 
Get(WindowOrientation)
Parameters 
None
Data type returned 
number
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 13.0
Description 
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
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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