# Detect resolution

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 12, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705 "2003-05-12T16:02:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jazzman121](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jazzman121/32/127_2.png) [@jazzman121](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jazzman121)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705/1 "2003-05-12T16:02:35Z")

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…hey… i wanted to know how i can detect what resolution someones computer is at… , either using java or something …

For example… if the users computer is 800x600 i wanna send a variable value to my flash movie… in the next page… …

if it is on a resolution above that … send another value to my flash movie…???

please help thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705/2 "2003-05-12T18:24:53Z")

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you don’t need javascript, you can detect the screen resolution in flash… 😉

```auto
System.capabilities.screenResolutionX;
System.capabilities.screenResolutionY;

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705/3 "2003-05-12T21:46:25Z")

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thanks dude… that helped

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-resolution/20705/4 "2003-05-12T21:50:17Z")

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no problem, jazz. 😉