26 FileMaker Pro Web Publishing Security Guidelines
3.
In the Search page in a browser, enter a value into the password field before submitting.
Only records whose password fields match the value entered on the search page will be displayed.
Protecting records from being edited
Use the following code to prevent restricted records from being edited as the result of a web based
update or modification. Customize the
VALUE
tags for your databases, layouts, fields, and HTML
pages.
To protect specific records from being edited:
1.
Select
Exact Update
for the password field.
2.
In an HTML edit page enter commands similar to:
Edit Current Record:
DataField:
field: DataField]">
...
...
Password :
VALUE="">
...
...
3.
After modifying desired fields in the Edit page in a browser, enter the password value for the
current record into the password field before clicking
Edit
.
A valid password value will allow the record to be edited. An invalid password will bring up a
security message. The password value itself cannot be modified.
Protecting records from being deleted
Use the following code to prevent restricted records from being deleted as the result of a Web based
deletion. Customize the
VALUE
tags for your databases, layouts, fields, and HTML pages.