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F
ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 101
Get(AccountExtendedPrivileges)
Purpose
Returns a list of keywords, separated by carriage returns, for the enabled extended privileges. The
list that is returned is based on the account
used to open the database file. See also
Get(CurrentExtendedPrivileges) function
.
Format
Get(AccountExtendedPrivileges)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 11.0
Description
Extended privileges are additional access rights assigned to an account’s privilege set. See About
accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges.
Returns an empty list if a user doesn’t have extended privileges assigned to the account used to
open the database file.
Notes
If you specify the context for the current calculation, this function will be evaluated based on
that context; otherwise, it will be evaluated based on the context of the current window.
For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search
the FileMaker Knowledge Base available at http://help.filemaker.com
.
Examples
An account uses a privilege set that includes the extended privilege of Access Via
FileMaker WebDirect™ (keyword "fmwebdirect"):
Position(Get(AccountExtendedPrivileges); "fmwebdirect"; 1; 1) returns a value
greater than 0.
If you are logged in and running a script that is set to run with full access privileges,
Get(AccountExtendedPrivileges)returns the extended privileges for your account, but
Get(CurrentExtendedPrivileges)returns the extended privileges for the Admin account.