Get(AccountName) function

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Get(AccountName) function

Format


Get(AccountName)

Parameter

None

Data type returned

text

Description

For FileMaker authentication, Get(AccountName) returns the name of the authenticated account being used by the current user of the database file. If a user is using 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 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 View By Authentication Order while defining accounts and privileges determines access for the user.

Notes

If you specify the context 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.

See Solving calculations on a host machine for information about running scripts 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.

Creating accounts that authenticate via an external server

Get(UserName) function

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