Get(ScreenDepth)

Returns the number of bits needed to represent the color or shade of gray of a pixel on the main screen.

Format

Get(ScreenDepth)

None

number

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

A value of 8 represents 256 (equal to 2⁸) colors or shades of gray.

•In FileMaker WebDirect, this function is not supported and returns 32.

Returns 32 on a display showing millions (2³²) of colors.

Returns 16 on a display showing thousands (2¹⁶) of colors.

Returns 4 on a VGA display.

Returns 1 on a black-and-white display.