Any way to tell what state another script is in?

Hey ya'll! I was wondering if there was a way to find out the current STATE of another script that is in other person's attachment. No, this isn't a malicious script i'm working on! I simply want to be able to 'talk' to another person's attachment if it is in a certain state.

I thought I saw a GetState type of function somewhere but it seems to be eluding me at the moment.

Any thoughts?

I beleive the only way to get another script's state is to include code to have it respond to yours.

Hmmm I was afraid of that...

Well, back to the drawing board

Thanks!