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getObjectLeftPosition ( object ; offset )

Returns objects left position on Layout

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Sample input:

getObjectLeftPosition ( "myButtonBar" ; -8 )

Sample output:

1234

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Let ( [

		~oLeft = GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( object ; "left" ) ;
		~bar = Get (WindowWidth) - Get (WindowContentWidth) ;
		~offset = offset

	] ;

		~oLeft + ~bar + ~offset

)

// Written by jonni@me.com
// V 1.0

Returns object's exact left position on layout taking into account window size and its bars with an optional offset value. The offset value is subtractive when a negative value is declared.

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