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

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

I just have a field loggedOut in the user login table, that when
shutdown script is run sets the value=1

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2009/3/20 Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>:
> (wouldn't people then need to log out in the reverse order they logged in?)
>
> One other option would be to capture Get(AccountName) in an OnOpen script
> and place it in some prefs table, and then purge it OnClose.
>
> I'm not saying it's a nice option, but an option it is.
>
> -Joel
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>> 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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