Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 141
Accounts script steps
Accounts script steps allow you to create and manage user accounts. With Accounts script steps,
you can:
• add accounts
• delete accounts
• reset account passwords
• change passwords
• enable accounts
• log in to a file using a different account and password
Notes
• Accounts created using script steps cannot be granted full access privileges (only accounts
created manually).
• Users who are not assigned the Full Access privilege set can only execute account scripts if
Run script with full access privileges is selected in the Edit Script dialog box when the
script is created or edited. For more information on access privileges and script steps, see
Editing scripts privileges.
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.