Form Cannot Be Larger Than the Screen

Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
Article ID: Q94665

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows, versions 2.0

  and 3.0

- Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows, version 1.0 - The Standard and Professional Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic

  for MS-DOS, version 1.0

SUMMARY

The maximum size of a form in Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows and Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS is limited to the size of the screen you are using.

In both Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS and for Windows, the following code sizes a form to maximum size:

  TOP = 0
  LEFT = 0
  WIDTH = SCREEN.WIDTH
  HEIGHT = SCREEN.HEIGHT

Additional reference words: 1.00 2.00 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbui kbprg
KBSubcategory: APrgWindow

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Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
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