Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 123
Change Password
Purpose
Changes the password for the current account.
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.
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
This script step displays the Change Password dialog box, unless Perform without dialog is
selected. Change Password allows you to change your password but not your access privileges.
Notes
• Users must have password change privileges to use this script step to change their
passwords. To enable users who do not have password change privileges to run this
script step, select Run script with full access privileges.
• Unless the Set Error Capture script step has enabled error capture, users get five
attempts to change their password.
• If Set Error Capture is on, users get a single attempt to enter their old and new
password.