Filemaker Pro 8.5 VLA Tier 5 TG558Z/A User Manual
Product codes
TG558Z/A
68 FileMaker Functions Reference
Get(AccountName)
Format
Get(AccountName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
, Get(AccountName) returns the name of the
being used by the current user of the
the default Admin account, Get(AccountName) returns
Admin
. If a user is using the
FileMaker Pro guest account then
[Guest]
will be returned.
For external server authentication, Get(AccountName) returns the name of the
authenticated account being used by the current user of the database file, not the group
the user belongs to (the group name appears in the
authenticated account being used by the current user of the database file, not the group
the user belongs to (the group name appears in the
Account
list when you define
accounts and privileges in FileMaker Pro). If an individual belongs to more than one group
(account), the first group name listed when you
(account), the first group name listed when you
View By Authentication Order
while
defining accounts and privileges determines access for the user.
Notes
•
for the current calculation, this function will be evaluated
based on that context; otherwise, it will be evaluated based on the context of the
current window.
current window.
•
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running
in client/server and
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns
Marketing
when Marketing is the name of the account that was used to log in to
the database file.
Get(ActiveFieldContents)
Format
Get(ActiveFieldContents)
Parameter
None