There are a lot of ways to do it. This is what I use in AS Studio projects:

--Open this script in a new Script Editor window.

set {x1, y1, x2, y2} to call method "frame" of (call method "mainScreen" of class "NSScreen")
set the_resolution to {x2, y2}

Jon

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