System Object

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

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Multiple objectsSystem

Contains information about the computer system.

Using the System Object

Use the System property to return the System object. If the operating system is Windows, the following example makes a network connection to \\Project\Info.

If System.OperatingSystem = "Windows" Then
    System.Connect Path:="\\Project\Info"
End If

The following example displays the current screen resolution (for example, "1024 x 768").

horz = System.HorizontalResolution
vert = System.VerticalResolution
MsgBox "Resolution = " & horz & " x " & vert
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