The FileMaker protection mechanism is basically too hard to use for most people. Changing how it works, i.e. other than changing passwords, is really hard. I tried to understand it enough to try and failed. You need to understand both the FMP facilities and ebase's use of them. Version 2 fixes all these issues.
The other impediment to changing access privileges (as opposed to
simply changing passwords) is that the access settings are built into
ebase.10x, which is not open to user modifications. You pretty much
have to work within the three access levels
- user has rights to browse and edit data
- admin has rights to administrative procedures like setting
source codes
- master can get to all the FileMaker functions.
You can change the password for any of these levels, but you have
to use the ebase procedure (start from Admin screen 2) or the password
for ebase.10x doesn't get changed.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michele Fuchs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:28 PM
To: TechRocks Support
Subject: [support] modifying passwords
We would like to add a password for volunteers that will allow them to view ebase but not make any changes. We're using ebase v1.02 and have set up a password ("guest") for every ebase folder and given that password privileges to Browse, Print & Export records. We also set the available Filemaker commands to None.The problem is that when ebase opens the names file (the first one) under this password a message box pops up saying "This filed is not modifiable" with the only choice being to select OK which does nothing. The rest of the files continue to load under this message but then you can't do anything but shut down Filemaker using ctrl+alt+del.My guess is this problem lies with the available Filemaker commands but there are so many files to edit I want to have a better idea of what's going wrong. Any help anyone can offer is appreciated.Michele Fuchs
Development Assistant
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
522 SW Fifth, Ste 820
Portland, OR 97204
503/241-3762 x100
503/241-3873 (fax)
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