How to restrict view of contact field if user has not submitted his own record?

This, you can make only with custom template. Right there calculate how many records current user have in a section and check if field is there.

Field may be restricted by subscription.

Can you make custom template as you need it without this feature? I mean you do all you ned and then I only add this additional restriction?

It is very simple in fact you can use

$count = CStatistics::created($this->user->id, $this->section->id);
if(!empty($item->fields_by_id[10]) &&  $count > 0)
{
    echo $item->fields_by_id[10]->result;
}
elseif($count == 0)
{
    echo "To send email, add at least one record";
}

This is how you dould place a field.

Hi Sergey, I already made a custom template so I added your code and it works great to restrict the ‘contact field’ when the user does not have a record, thanks very much.

Can the UddeIM private messaging system be restricted the same way?

Mel Can the UddeIM private messaging system be restricted the same way?

The one that is in dropdown of the user name?

No the 'PM' link is the one I will be using.

You mean the one you insert into custom template? I think you can use the same IF statement.

I'm sorry but I tried to integrate the code that goes in the custom template to show the 'PM' link but I couldn't make it work. I'm afraid I know nothing about php. The code is: <a href="/<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_uddeim&task=new&recip='. $item->user_id); ?>">PM</a>

Your forum text editor still puts the / in the code above even though it cannot be seen in edit mode.

Tell me more about this link. In what template you are placing it? List of full view?

Mel Your forum text editor still puts the / in the code above even though it cannot be seen in edit mode.

Yep. I still cannot findout why :)

The link will be in the full view.

<?php if(CStatistics::created($this->user->id, $this->item->section_id) > 0): ?>
    <a href="/<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_uddeim&task=new&recip='. $this->item->user_id); ?>">PM</a>
<?php endif; ?>

Thanks for your help Sergey, it works great.