Get(CurrentPrivilegeSetName)

Returns the name of the privilege set being used to evaluate this calculation in the file.

Format 

Parameters 

None

Data type returned 

text

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

If a user is using the default Admin account and you haven’t modified access privileges for the file, this function returns [Full Access].

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.

•If this function is evaluated in a script that is set to run with full access privileges, Get(CurrentPrivilegeSetName) returns [Full Access].

•For a user with Read-Only Access to a database who is running a script that is set to run with full access privileges, Get(AccountPrivilegeSetName)returns [Read-Only Access] but Get(CurrentPrivilegeSetName)returns [Full Access] (for the current script).

•See also Get(AccountPrivilegeSetName) function.

Example 1 

For current user Administrator, Get(CurrentPrivilegeSetName) might return [Full Access].

Example 2 

For a current user in the sales department, Get(CurrentPrivilegeSetName) might return [Data Entry Only].

Related topics 

Protecting databases

Creating accounts that authenticate via an external server

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