Restricting Scripts

[Saucepan]

hi

mostly a general q: is there anyway to restrict users from using diffrent buttons and scripts unless they first execute a diffrent scrip?

the idea is that i want to create a maillist with a followup function. everytime i send a new mail to a contact i stick the contact_id, together with topic and date, into a table to keep track of the sent mails. if i want to make a followup on that mail i simply press the followup-button. now to the real q; how do i restrict a user frm pressing the followup-button without first pressing the regular mail button?

i figured i´d use the table as a sorting function. put new entries in a mail_1 coloumn and as soon as the first mail was sent, move them to a mail_2 coloumn. this way i could use an If[person exists in coloumn] = send mail, but i dont know how..?

any ideas?

[T-Square]

Nils--

I have used a calculation field that evaluates to "Click ME!" or some such if a test is true (e.g., a regular mail has been sent), but "" if the test is false. Then, I place that calc field on the layout and make it a button that doesn't change the cursor to a hand. In my attached script, I test whether the calc has text, and if not, Exit the script. It's not elegant, but it works. I'm sure others have better and slicker ways!

David

[Saucepan]

thanks david!

ill try to work out something like that. it sounds spot on what i want, now i just need it to work...