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Retrieve Display-Resolution Information
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Declare Function DisplaySize Lib "user32" Alias "GetSystemMetrics" (ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Public Const SM_CXSCREEN = 0
Public Const SM_CYSCREEN = 1
Function VideoRes() As String
Dim vidWidth
Dim vidHeight
vidWidth = DisplaySize(SM_CXSCREEN)
vidHeight = DisplaySize(SM_CYSCREEN)
Select Case (vidWidth * vidHeight)
Case 307200
VideoRes = "640 x 480"
Case 480000
VideoRes = "800 x 600"
Case 786432
VideoRes = "1024 x 768"
Case Else
VideoRes = "Something else"
End Select
End Function
Sub CheckDisplayRes()
Dim VideoInfo As String
Dim Msg1 As String, Msg2 As String, Msg3 As String
VideoInfo = VideoRes
Select Case VideoInfo
Case Is = "640 x 480"
Debug.Print "640 x 480"
Case Is = "800 x 600"
Debug.Print "800 x 600"
Case Is = "1024 x 768"
Debug.Print "1024 x 768"
Case Else
MsgBox "Else"
End Select
End Sub
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