Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 120
Add Account
Purpose
Adds a new account name, password, and privilege set.
Format
Add Account [Account Name: <account name>; Password: <password>;
Privilege Set: “<privilege set>”; Expire password]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Add Account” Options dialog box, where you can set the following
options.
• Account Name is the name for the new account. You can enter literal text or click Specify
to create a new account name from a calculation.
• Password is the password for the new account. You can enter literal text or click Specify to
create a new password from a calculation.
• Privilege Set lets you assign a predefined privilege set for this user or create a new
privilege set.
The Full Access privilege set cannot be assigned via this script step. Accounts with Full Access
privilege sets must be created manually.
• User must change password on next login When selected, this option forces users to
change their password the next time they log in to the database.
Compatibility
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
The account name and password can be literals stored with this script step, or generated at runtime
based on calculations that you set up.
Notes
• Account names must be unique.
• You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. Select
Run script with full access privileges to enable users with less than full access
privileges to perform this script step.
Examples
Add Account [Account Name: "MyAccount"; Password: "MyPassword";
Privilege Set: "[Data Entry Only]"; Expire password]