User manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 1 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 2 Creating databases
- Chapter 3 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 4 Sharing and exchanging data
- Chapter 5 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 6 Converting FileMaker databases from previous versions
- Index
Contents 5
Chapter 5
Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
Protecting databases 81
Accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges 82
About the predefined accounts 83
About the predefined privilege sets 83
Planning security for a file 84
Password-protecting a file 85
Creating accounts and privilege sets 85
Viewing accounts and privilege sets 86
Creating accounts 86
Creating accounts that authenticate via an external server 87
Creating privilege sets 88
Viewing extended privileges 89
Chapter 6
Converting FileMaker databases from previous versions
Conversion overview 91
Converting a single file 92
Converting multiple files at once 93
Reading the Conversion.log file 95
Solving basic conversion problems 95
Converting FileMaker Pro 1.x and 2.x databases 96
Top conversion issues 96
Passwords 96
Preserving user dictionary information 96
Print Setup script step stored setup options (Windows) 97
Switching windows in scripts 97
Boolean functions and find requests 97
File references 98
Index 99