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Creates a new image view on the given window covering the area of the given control.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
ImageView | 7.4 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
WindowRef | Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. | 0 | |
ControlName | The name of the control on your FileMaker form. e.g. you can place a rectangle there to define the position. |
"mymedia" | |
DX | A delta to move drop area more to left or right. | 0 | Optional |
DY | A delta to move drop area more to top or bottom. | 0 | Optional |
Returns image view reference number or error.
Create image view with control as placeholder:
# Query size of image
Set Variable [ $Image ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.NewFromContainer"; ImageView::ImageContainer ) ]
Set Variable [ $w ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.GetWidth"; $Image ) ]
Set Variable [ $h ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.GetHeight"; $Image ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.Release"; $Image ) ]
# We play half size for retina screen resolution
Set Variable [ $h ; Value: Round($h/2;0) ]
Set Variable [ $w ; Value: Round($w/2;0) ]
# We play half size for retina screen resolution
Set Variable [ $$ImageView ; Value: MBS("ImageView.CreateWithControl"; 0; "PlaceHolder") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("ImageView.SetImage"; $$ImageView; ImageView::ImageContainer) ]
This function checks for a license.
Created 14th September 2017, last changed 19th April 2021