Enable Account
 
Purpose 
Enables or disables a specified account.
See also 
Format 
Enable Account [Account Name: <account name>; Activate/Deactivate]
Options 
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Account Name allows you to specify the name of the account to be activated or deactivated.
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Activate account enables the specified account.
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Deactivate account disables the specified account.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description 
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You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. To enable users with less than full access privileges to perform this script step, right-click the current script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.
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Example 1 
Displays the contents of the Name field and prompts the user to activate an account with that name.
Show Custom Dialog ["Activate the " & Accounts::Name & " account?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Enable Account [Account Name: Accounts::Name; Activate]
End if
Example 2 
Deactivates the current account and prompts the user to log in to a different account.
Show Custom Dialog ["Deactivate the " & Get ( AccountName ) & " account?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Enable Account [Account Name: Get ( AccountName ); Deactivate]
Re-Login [ ]
End if
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)