[FX.php List] [OT] Is it possible to see which fmapp users are logged into a database file from within FileMaker?

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

That’s nice, now I can use my login table and show the (
Get(UserCount) - 1 ) last logins that has not yet logged out :-)

ggt

2009/3/20 Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>:
> see: Get(UserCount)
>
> http://www.filemaker.com/help/html/func_ref2.32.79.html#1045012
>
> Description
> Returns:
> 1 if FileMaker network sharing is turned off
>
> 1 + the number of clients if FileMaker network sharing is turned on
> This function does not count clients accessing the database file via ODBC or
> JDBC.
>
> Examples
> Returns 5 when there are 4 clients accessing the database file.
>
> -Joel
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2009, at 4:55 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>> Hmm, that’s nice, and explains why it always tells me the number 2 :-)
>> and not the amount of users currently connected.
>>
>> ggt
>>
>> 2009/3/19 Karstyn McCoy <kmccoy at supportgroup.com>:
>>>
>>> Get ( MultiUserState ) let's you know the level of network sharing that
>>> file
>>> has been set to.
>>>
>>> From FM Help:
>>>
>>> Purpose
>>> Returns a number representing the level of sharing for the database file
>>> using FileMaker Network.
>>> Format
>>> Get(MultiUserState)
>>> Parameters
>>> None
>>> Data type returned
>>> number
>>> Description
>>> Returns:
>>>  •
>>> 0 when network sharing is off
>>>  •
>>> 1 when network sharing is on, you’re accessing the database file from the
>>> host computer, and either all users or a specific group of users (based
>>> on
>>> their privilege set) have network access to the database file
>>>  •
>>> 2 when network sharing is on, you’re accessing the database file from a
>>> client computer, and either all users or a specific group of users (based
>>> on
>>> their privilege set) have network access to the database file
>>> Notes
>>>  •
>>> If the current calculation is stored and you specify its context, this
>>> function will be evaluated based on that context; otherwise, it will be
>>> evaluated based on the context of the current window.
>>>  •
>>> For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus
>>> the
>>> client, search the FileMaker Knowledge Base available at
>>> www.filemaker.com/kb.
>>> --Karstyn
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
>>> <ggt667 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> And this thing?
>>>>
>>>> Get ( MultiUserState )
>>>>
>>>> What is it for?
>>>>
>>>> ggt
>>>>
>>>> 2009/3/19 Steve Winter <steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz>:
>>>>>
>>>>> ggt,
>>>>> as far as a I know it's not possible within FM itself, but it is from
>>>>> within
>>>>> FMS... and it is from the FMS command line tool, which means that you
>>>>> could
>>>>> write a simple PHP script to query the fms command line tool, and then
>>>>> call
>>>>> that from the web viewer...
>>>>> cheers
>>>>> S
>>>>>
>>>>> On 19 Mar 2009, at 20:14, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to see which fmapp users are logged into a FileMaker
>>>>> database file _now_ from within FileMaker?
>>>>>
>>>>> When people are logged in is not that interesting as those are logged
>>>>> in a login table.
>>>>>
>>>>> tia,
>>>>> ggt667
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