Script Steps Reference

Chapter 9
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Files script steps 95
Set Multi-User
Format
Set Multi-User [On/On (Hidden)/Off]
Options
• Select On to allow network access via FileMaker Network Sharing. This is the same
as selecting All Users in the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box.
• Select On (Hidden) to allow network access but prevent the name of the shared
database from appearing in the Open Remote File dialog box. This is the same as
selecting the All Users and Don't Display in Open Remote File dialog options in
the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box.
• Select Off to disallow network access. This is the same as selecting No Users in the
FileMaker Network Settings dialog box.
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Allows or disallows network access to a database. A shared, or multi-user, database is a
file available to users on a network. See FileMaker Pro Help for more information.
Example
This script could be a startup script to guarantee that a database is hosted upon launch.
Show Custom Dialog ["Make this file available on the network?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
Set Multi-User [On]
End If
Tip The Get(MultiUserState) function could be used to verify the resulting multi-user
setting. Get(MultiUserState) is set to 0 for a single-user file and 1 for a multi-user file.
Set Use System Formats
Format
Set Use System Formats [On/Off]
Options
• On instructs FileMaker Pro to use the current system formats.
• Off instructs FileMaker Pro to use the formats saved with the file.