Script Steps Reference

Accounts script steps
F
ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 201
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
• Account Name is the name for the new account.
• Password is the password for the new account.
• 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 forces users to change their password the
next time they log in to the database.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
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. To enable
users with less than full access privileges to perform this script step, right-click the current
script in the script pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.
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