Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About script steps
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- Control script steps
- Perform Script
- Pause/Resume Script
- Exit Script
- Halt Script
- If
- Else If
- Else
- End If
- Loop
- Exit Loop If
- End Loop
- Allow User Abort
- Set Error Capture
- Set Variable
- Install OnTimer Script
- Navigation script steps
- Go to Layout
- Go to Record/Request/Page
- Go to Related Record
- Go to Portal Row
- Go to Object
- Go to Field
- Go to Next Field
- Go to Previous Field
- Enter Browse Mode
- Enter Find Mode
- Enter Preview Mode
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Field By Name
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Object (Windows)
- Insert File
- Update Link (Windows)
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Records script steps
- New Record/Request
- Duplicate Record/Request
- Delete Record/Request
- Delete Portal Row
- Delete All Records
- Open Record/Request
- Revert Record/Request
- Commit Records/Requests
- Copy Record/Request
- Copy All Records/Requests
- Import Records
- Export Records
- Save Records As Excel
- Save Records As PDF
- Save Records As Snapshot Link
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 122
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
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
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.
Examples
Reset Account Password [Account Name:"Guest Account";
New Password:"MyPassword"; Expire password]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
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