Script Steps Reference

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FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 145
Options
Click Specify to display the “Change Password” Options dialog box, where you can set the following
options.
Old Password is the old password for the current account. You can enter literal text or click
Specify to generate the password from a calculation.
New Password is the new password for the current account. You can enter literal text or
click Specify to create a new password from a calculation.
Perform without dialog prevents the Change Password dialog box from displaying when
the script step executes. When this option is selected, FileMaker
Pro uses the literal
password information stored with the script step, or generates a new password based on a
calculation.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step displays the Change Password dialog box, unless Perform without dialog is
selected. Change Password allows you to change your password but not your access privileges.
Notes
Users must have password change privileges to use this script step to change their
passwords. To enable users who do not have password change privileges to run this script
step, select Run script with full access privileges.
Unless the Set Error Capture script step has enabled error capture, users get five attempts
to change their password.
If Set Error Capture is on, users get a single attempt to enter their old and new password.
Examples
The following, used as a startup script with a password-protected database, presents the user with
the Change Password dialog box every other time the database is opened (to encourage the user to
change his or her password frequently). The gOpenCount field is a global number field that records
how many times the database has been opened.
Allow User Abort[Off]
Set Field [Table1::gOpenCount; Table1::gOpenCount + 1]
If [Int(Table1::gOpenCount/2)*2 < > Table1::gOpenCount]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Partial
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Partial
Instant Web Publishing Partial
Runtime solution Yes