Get(UserName)

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Get(UserName)

Purpose

Returns the name of the FileMaker user, as specified in the General tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Format

Get(UserName)

Parameters

None

Data type returned

text

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description

The returned name is user-specified.

Important For greater security, use the Get(AccountName) function to track and manage user access: a user cannot change the account name used to log in to a database file.

In FileMaker WebDirect, this function returns:

•[WebDirect-<xxxxx>], where <xxxxx> is the last five digits of the current persistent ID. See the Get(PersistentID) function.

•[Guest] when the user logged in with the Guest account.

In server-side scripts, this function returns:

•the schedule name, if the script is run by a FileMaker Server schedule

•<script name> - <account name> <x>, where <x> is the number of scripts run since the FileMaker Script Engine was started

Examples

Returns Sharon Lloyd when Sharon Lloyd is the current user. For an example script, see Add Account script step.