CreateUser

This function creates a new user in the project security system.

Function	Group	Execution	Windows	Embedded	Thin Client
CreateUser	Security	Synchronous	Supported	Supported	Supported

Syntax

CreateUser(strUserName,strGroup,strPassw { | ,optStrUserFullName } )

strUserName: The name of the user to be created.
strGroup: The name of the group to which the user will belong.
strPassw: The user's password.
optStrUserFullName: The full name of the user.

Returned value

This function returns the following possible values:

Value	Description
`-1`	Internal error; contact Technical Support.
`0`	New user created successfully.
`1`	Invalid number of parameters.
`2`	Wrong parameter type.
`3`	User name already exists.
`4`	Group does not exist.
`5`	Failed to save to configuration file.
`6`	Invalid user.
`7`	User full name already exists.
`8`	Reentrant function call not allowed.
`9`	User clicked Cancel button when using the standard Create User dialog.
`10`	Invalid password, check the minimum password size specified for the group.
`11`	Invalid group. (Group may not have Runtime group option selected.)
`12`	Would open dialog.
`13`	User currently logged on does not have the rights to create user (i.e., user does not have Edit Security System).
`14`	The current Security Mode does not allow user to be created.

Notes

Users created with this function are not shown in the project's Security folder because they are stored in a secondary database. To manage this database, use the ExtUser.exe program (located in the Bin sub-folder of the application folder).

Examples

CreateUser( "Bob", "Admin", "Chocolate", "Bob Smith" )

CreateUser( "Albert", "Engineering", "EMC2", "Albert Jones" )