Script Steps Reference

116 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
• 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.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Resets the password of the existing FileMaker Pro account you specify. 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.
Example
Reset Account Password [Account Name:"Guest Account";
New Password:"MyPassword"; Expire password]
Change Password
Format
Change Password [Old Password: <old password>;
New Password: <new password>; No dialog]
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.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.