Suppose you have a WebDirect database that has both a [Guest] account and regular user accounts.  Is there any way with a special URL or JavaScript to do an automatic [Guest] login that bypasses the filemaker web direct login screen?

 

Basically, I want to have a Public area of the site which never asks for authentication, and a members-only are which does, but I don't want to confuse the Public by making them click the [Guest] button ever.

Hi xochi

I have automatic login set for Guest access, so that everyone logs in as a guest and are directed to the Public layout.

 

On this layout, have a User Login button that performs a relogin and displays the members-only layout.

 

Cheers

David

Hi HM

1. Depending on the configuration of your server, there can only be a maximum of 50 concurrent users, so my guess is that Webdirect wouldn't suit a high traffic volume site anyway.

2. My sites are low volume, so it's not an issue.

 

Cheers

David

 

Just looking at this myself .  

 

Would this only work in limited guest / invited to the website scenario. If it were a public website wouldn't it potentially have lots of guests and need buckets of concurrent connections?

 

Cheers

 

HM

I tried setting the File Options to default to [Guest] login and this solved my issue.   WebDirect will default to the guest login and won't bother the user asking which login they want.  I can then use the Relogin script later if I need to have the user switch accounts.

I am trying to setup my file that way as well but it always asks for login, what address should I use to go directly to the file, being already logged as guest? I have my db on Triple8 atm. Thanks.

If I try to go directly to the db link it says "database unavaliable" but if I got to the "fmi/webd#" it will ask for login as usual.

"Database not available." to be exact.

It should work if you include the name of your database in the URL... after the octothrope, e.g.

  http://example.com/fmi/webd#NameOfMyDatabase
 

I found the issue, the db name can't have spaces, thats it!