dynamically locking certain data

[hassam36]

Hello

I have a budget layout in FM where I want to the ability to lock certain users out (view, but no updating) of specific budget records when they press a button.

We want them to create a budget in this form but when they press a 'submit/commit' button they cannot change the budget values any longer. However, they will still need to access/update other budget records on the same form.

I have not thought of a way to do this yet.

[Søren Dyhr]

Have you examined this technique?

http://www.filemakerpros.com/LockFields.zip

--sd

[hassam36]

That is helpful, but it locks you from updating any record in a given field. I am only looking to lock individuals from updating certain records within a given field.

[Søren Dyhr]

Make a new recordlock field in each record, and get rid of the global, and make the autoenters react to this new field.

--sd

[hassam36]

Thanks. Actually, I thought of a few options to resolve my remaining issue after I posted that. Thanks for the initial script idea though, I am going to base my solution off that.