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**SETLAYOUT(** //window// , //layout //**)**

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| **SETLAYOUT** | Dynamically sets the window or report orientation. |
| //window// | Label of a WINDOW, APPLICATION or REPORT structure, or a value of the reference variable of the type &WINDOW, or a procedure parameter of the type WINDOW, or a built-in TARGET variable. |
| //layout// | A BYTE value or variable that specifies the //window// orientation. Zero (0) sets a left-to-right layout and one (1) sets a right-to-left layout. |

**SETLAYOUT** is valid for WINDOWs and REPORTs only. It allows you to change the window or report layout both before //and// after opening them.

SETLAYOUT is equivalent to **window{PROP:Layout}=n** but is a little more efficient. Windows or reports that are not opened cannot be used as a value of the built-in TARGET variable. So, the call:

SETLAYOUT (TARGET, n)

will ONLY change the layout of the active opened //window// in the current thread. If there are no active //window//s in the current thread ,it is implicitly applied to the MDI frame window (if it exists), or simply ignored otherwise.

**Example:**

**SETLAYOUT(QuickWindow,1)     !Set up right-to-left orientation**

**See Also:**

[[layout set window orientation .htm|LAYOUT]]