Timer on Next button

I am creating a course that is required by state law to be a minimum of 2 hours in length. (Yes, this goes against everything I know as an Instructional Designer!!!!) The users must not be able to finish the course in less time than that. So, no clicking through to get to the end.

I am adding timers to my Next button (yuck!) on the pages that just have text, so the user is "forced" to read the page before clicking the Next button. I put an action on the page level to show the next button after a set amount of time. (Pages with interactive pieces disable Next button until activity is complete. Action script sent from flash or captivate to modify variable.)

The question I have is this; After the first visit of the page with text, I don't want the timer on the page anymore. Is there an easier way to do this than have a variable for every text page in the course? (variable is set to 0, timer delays the Next button for XX seconds, Next button displays, when button clicked, variable set to 1, action to show Next button immediately when variable is 1.) I already have variables for each page that has an activity in flash or captivate. I will end up having upward of 100 variables, if I have one on every page. Any suggestions??I am creating a course that is required by state law to be a minimum of 2 hours in length. (Yes, this goes against everything I know as an Instructional Designer!!!!) The users must not be able to finish the course in less time than that. So, no clicking through to get to the end.

I am adding timers to my Next button (yuck!) on the pages that just have text, so the user is "forced" to read the page before clicking the Next button. I put an action on the page level to show the next button after a set amount of time. (Pages with interactive pieces disable Next button until activity is complete. Action script sent from flash or captivate to modify variable.)

The question I have is this; After the first visit of the page with text, I don't want the timer on the page anymore. Is there an easier way to do this than have a variable for every text page in the course? (variable is set to 0, timer delays the Next button for XX seconds, Next button displays, when button clicked, variable set to 1, action to show Next button immediately when variable is 1.) I already have variables for each page that has an activity in flash or captivate. I will end up having upward of 100 variables, if I have one on every page. Any suggestions??