# Can flash detect monitor resolution?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-detect-monitor-resolution/263153>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 12, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-detect-monitor-resolution/263153 "2008-06-12T22:41:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![red2034](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@red2034](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/red2034)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-detect-monitor-resolution/263153/1 "2008-06-12T22:41:34Z")

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Can flash detect monitor res, or any other system resources (processor speed, browser, pop-up blocker, memory, etc.)?? I know there are secutity issues, but i would like to create a detect/launch page for some eLearning courseware. I currently use javascript to do this but would like to use flash.

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**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-detect-monitor-resolution/263153/2 "2008-06-12T22:45:20Z")

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yup. And here’s what else you can get  
[http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00001498.html](http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00001498.html)