do script while script running?

[wplate]

What would happen if an AppleScript called a do script command to trigger FileMaker Pro but FMP was already running a script?

If bad things how what do I do to make sure FileMaker Pro is idle before I tell it to run a script?

[Peter Wagemans]

Your AppleScript will time out while waiting for a reply.

Using a "with timeout" construction in AppleScript will let you know FileMaker is not ready.

The rest is a catch-22. You cannot ask FileMaker if it's busy, because it's busy.