Script Steps Reference

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Accounts script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 205
Reset Account Password
Purpose
Resets the password of the existing FileMaker Pro account you specify.
Format
Reset Account Password [Account Name: <account name>;
New Password: <password>; Expire password]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Reset Account Password” Options dialog box, where you can
set the following options.
Account Name is the name of the existing FileMaker Pro account with the password to be
reset. You can enter literal text or click Specify to create a new account name from a
calculation.
New Password is the new password for this account. You can enter literal text or click
Specify to create a new password from a calculation.
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
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Use multiple occurrences of this script step to reset multiple accounts in a single script.
Notes
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.
This script step resets the account password without displaying a dialog box.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes