GetLayoutScale()

Summary

Gets the scale of a layout window.

 

Syntax

ratio = GetLayoutScale(string layout_name)

 

Argument	Contents
layout_name	The name of the layout, or null for the current layout

 

Returns

A real number indicating the layout scale as a ratio of screen units to units on the output page.

 

Example

// To zoom in, double the scale

curr_scale = GetLayoutScale("My Layout")

 

// This layout window is shown at twice the actual size SetLayoutScale("My Layout", 2.00 * curr_scale)

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
NotFound	There is no layout of the given name, or layout_name is null and there is no layout window

 

See Also

Function	Summary
SetLayoutScale()	Sets the scale of a layout window