Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Hash.RandomString

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Hash.RandomString

Creates a random string.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Hash	3.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Hash.RandomString"; Length { ; Characters } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Length The length of the text to return in characters. 32

Characters Optional, a list of characters to use instead of default set. "1234" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Length	The length of the text to return in characters.	32
Characters	Optional, a list of characters to use instead of default set.	"1234"	Optional

Result

Returns text.

Description

Creates a random string.
User Characters: a to z, A to Z and 0 to 9.
You can use this strings for hash seeds or as password suggestions.

Examples

Creates 8 byte string:

MBS( "Hash.RandomString"; 8 )

Create random text with only digits:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 32; "1234567890")

Create random hex number:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 32; "1234567890ABCDEF")

Create random password using digits and punctuation:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 10; "1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~!@#$%^&*-_+=.")

Example Databases

CURL/WebServices/Twitter oAuth

Blog Entries

Release notes

Version 8.3
- Improved randomness for Hash.RandomString function.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th January 2015

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