generatePassword ( _length ; _lowerLength ; _upperLength ; _numberLength ; _charLength )

Generate a password.

Average rating: 5.0 (1 vote) Log in to vote

Teruhiro Komaki - Show more from this author
frudens Inc.
https://frudens.jp

Sample input:

frd_generatePassword ( 4 ; 1 ; 1 ; 1 ; 1 )

Sample output:

"8Jk." or "2$tT" or "H1o" or "n6E="

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

// https://www.briandunning.com/cf/2478

Let ( [
~length = GetAsNumber ( _length ) ;
~lowerLength = GetAsNumber ( _lowerLength ) ;
~upperLength = GetAsNumber ( _upperLength ) ;
~numberLength = GetAsNumber ( _numberLength ) ;
~charLength = GetAsNumber ( _charLength ) ;

~invalid =
  Case (
    IsEmpty ( ~length ) ; True ;
    IsEmpty ( ~lowerLength ) ; True ;
    IsEmpty ( ~upperLength ) ; True ;
    IsEmpty ( ~numberLength ) ; True ;
    IsEmpty ( ~charLength ) ; True ;
    not ( ~length = ~lowerLength + ~upperLength + ~numberLength + ~charLength ) ; True ;
    False
  ) ;

~const_alphabetLower = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" ;
~const_alphabetUpper = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" ;
~const_number = "0123456789" ;
~const_char = ",.-;:_%&$=?!#~<>{}@*+" ;

~lowerRandom = If ( not ~invalid and ~lowerLength > 0 ; frd_randomString ( ~const_alphabetLower ; ~lowerLength ) ) ;
~upperRandom = If ( not ~invalid and ~upperLength > 0 ; frd_randomString ( ~const_alphabetUpper ; ~upperLength ) ) ;
~numberRandom = If ( not ~invalid and ~numberLength > 0 ; frd_randomString ( ~const_number ; ~numberLength ) ) ;
~charRandom = If ( not ~invalid and ~charLength > 0 ; frd_randomString ( ~const_char ; ~charLength ) ) ;

~result = ~lowerRandom & ~upperRandom & ~numberRandom & ~charRandom
] ;

If ( ~invalid ; "invalid" ; frd_randomSort ( ~result ) )

) /*Let*/

Generate a password.

# The following custom functions are required
frd_randomSort ( _string )
https://www.briandunning.com/cf/2475

frd_randomString ( _string ; _length )
https://www.briandunning.com/cf/2476

Comments

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

generatePassword ( _length ; _lowerLength ; _upperLength ; _numberLength ; _charLength )

Comments

Support this website.

Support this website.