Event Ordering

Question

I've got a button that I'm trying to attach 4 actions to under the click event. My problem is that on the first one or two clicks, it only executes two of the actions.
Here's what I'm trying to run from btnOpenWorkfile
_Checklist.addInstance(1);
parent.btnStatus.execEvent("click");
this.presence = "invisible";
xfa.host.importData();
btnStatus has the following script at the "click" event:
app.mailMsg(true, "", "", "", "Request", "Your request has been recieved.");
this.presence = "invisible";
The importData() and parent.btnStatus.execEvent("click") (and the action on that click) always happen right away. On the second click they happen again -and sometimes after a delay of several seconds the addInstance and this.presence = "invisible" actions happen. Sometimes those last two take another click.
Do certain actions always happen first/last? Is there a way to designate the order (and time delay) in which these actions occur? Or am I doing something completely wrong?
At one point I pulled some more of the scripting into extra invisible buttons to try to lighten the load on that one event -but it didn't work.
(In case it matters in someone's answer, the Checklist subform is in the same container as the parent subform of the btnOpenWorkfile.)
I really appreciate any help on this! I can create a workaround but it won't be as "clean" -and really, I really just want to know what I'm doing wrong!
Thanks,
Jennifer

Answer 1

Putting all actions on an event of an object in this case is a implementation issue. I suggest you to look at the business process flow in which which action is supposed to take place first.
For example: if the process is as follow:
1)You receive an order request from your client.
2)Send an confirmation email saying that you have gotten the request.
3)Open a new work file.
4)Import the submitted data.
5)Save and close.
If the above describe the flow of the process, then you might want to put the app.mailMsg() on the "initialize" event of your form. This way you will make sure the confirmation email is sent prior to starting a new workfile. Next, as soon as you send the email, your form is ready with the "button" that allow you to import the data.
Basically, the idea is to put your actions on different events of different form objects so you can control the process flow.