Developer’s Guide

Publishing your database on the Web 6-19
5. Type a password in the User Password field (optional).
When creating a password, use only the characters A through Z,
numerals, or a combination of the two. Do not include spaces in your
password. This minimizes the possibility that you will choose
characters that may be interpreted incorrectly over the Web.
6. Select one or more of the following permissions for the user.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add permissions for other users.
You can type All Users in the User Name field to create
privileges that apply to any web user. These privileges override more
restrictive privileges set for other users. Therefore, if you set All Users
to be able to browse, create, and edit records, then any other user
names you enter for this database can also browse, create, and edit
records regardless of the user permissions you set for them.
Leave the User Password field blank if you’re setting privileges for
All Users. (FileMaker Pro displays an alert if you attempt to enter a
password for All Users.)
8. In the Field Name field, type the name of any field that you want to
restrict for this database (be sure to type the defined field name, not
the name of a label) and select one or more of the following
restrictions for the field.
Select this user
permission
To allow the specified web user
to do the following
Browse Browse records in the database, subject to any field
restrictions set below
Create Add records to the database, subject to any field
restrictions set below
Edit Modify records in the database, subject to any field
restrictions set below
Delete Remove records from the database, subject to any field
restrictions set below
Scripts Run scripts defined in the database
When this field
restriction is
selected Web users can do the following
DontShow View all fields in a record except this field. If a field with
this restriction appears in the web page, a blank value is
returned as if the field were empty.
DontSearch Specify search criteria in any field except this field. Web
users cannot search for data in this field.
ReadOnly View but don’t edit data in this field.
ExactSearch Retrieve only those records containing exact matching
values to the search criteria specified for this field. A
record is not returned unless an exact match is made with
the field’s value in the database.
If ExactSearch is assigned to a field, the “equals” operator
must be used with that field when it is present in a search
action. Also, if the ExactSearch restriction is set for any
field, then the -findall action cannot be used with that
database.
Note This option does not work with FileMaker Pro
Instant Web Publishing and should not be selected in that
case.