delphi - Start program on a second monitor?

Question

Is there a way to specify which monitor a application appears on in Delphi or C++Builder?

I am developing a simple program for a customer, which displays kitchen orders on a secondary monitor, generated by a hospitality system. Currently they need to manually drag the window onto the second monitor after it starts.

Answer 1

The global Screen object (part of Forms) has the concept of Monitors. I think this was added circa Delphi 6 or 7. The following code will work:

// Put the form in the upper left corner of the 2nd monitor
//   if more then one monitor is present.
if Screen.MonitorCount > 1 then
begin
  Left := Screen.Monitors[1].Left;
  Top := Screen.Monitors[1].Top;
end;

You could use any positive offset from that position to put it anywhere in that monitor. You can get the width and height from there too to know the dimensions.