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Script Syntax Error 30008 and Multiple If(x and y and...)s
Are you able to post the form for people to look at? Would make things a lot easier. 
You can't post forms to the forum so you'll need to use acrobat.com, dropbox.com or something like that to host the file.
Ok, so you've got a lot of syntax problems to start with. 
If you have the console turned on in Acrobat (CTRL-J to open the console
window) it will show you the errors. It's good to set Acrobat to pop up the
console on encountering errors - go to Edit>Preferences>JavaScript and turn
on "Enable interactive console" and "Show console on errors and message".
The last setting will automatically open the console and show errors when
encountering them (like when opening the file).
The error messages will point you to where a problem is but it's not
necessarily all that clear what the problem is. You can also try using the
Check Script Syntax button in the Script Editor (the book icon with the
green checkmark), it's not very smart though but will help you find missing
brackets and other errors but you still need to figure out what's wrong.
You're mixing JavaScript and FormCalc syntax together but it's mostly
misplaced brackets and punctuation. These won't hurt but when using
FormCalc you don't need to use semicolons at the end of lines or .rawValue
to access field values, makes for cleaner script.
The following documents are good reference:
FormCalc User Reference
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/FormCalc.pdf
LiveCycle Designer Scripting Basics
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/LiveCycle_Designer_Scripting_Basics.pdf
LiveCycle Designer Scripting Reference
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/lcdesigner_scripting_reference.pdf
So, on first opening the file I get two errors:
Script failed (language is formcalc; context is
xfa[0].form[0].form1[0].TopPosition[0].AllYearsSForm[0].Year2[0].Rent2[0])
script=if(Assumpt.Term.rawValue >1; and Assumpt.Partial.rawValue >0.00;
and Year3.TEC3.rawValue =0.00); then
$ = Step2.StepRent2 * Assumpt.Partial;
elseif(Assumpt.Partial.rawValue =0 and Assumpt.Term.rawValue > 1)then
$.rawValue = (Year1.Rent1.rawValue * Terms.RentEsc.rawValue) +
Year1.Rent1.rawValue;
else
$.rawValue = 0;
endif
This is just a general script fail. There are a bunch of syntax problems.
You're mixing some JavaScript in with your FormCalc and have some other
problems. A big one that goes for JavaScript and FormCalc is assigning a
value vs testing a value - one equals sign is for assigning a value
(fieldName = 1) - two equals signs are for testing a value (if (fieldName
== 5)). And don't forget the "endif" at the end of a FormCalc if statement.
The script should look like:
if (Assumpt.Term > 1 and Assumpt.Partial > 0 and Year3.TEC3 == 0) then
$ = Step2.StepRent2 * Assumpt.Partial
elseif (Assumpt.Partial == 0 and Assumpt.Term > 1) then
$ = Year1.Rent1 * Terms.RentEsc + Year1.Rent1
//brackets not needed for math if you follow Order of Operation rules but
they don't hurt
else
$ = 0;
endif
Error: syntax error near token '$' on line 2, column 2.
Script failed (language is formcalc; context is
xfa[0].form[0].form1[0].TopPosition[0].Step2[0].StepRent2[0])
script=if(Assumpt.Term.rawValue >1; and Assumpt.Partial.rawValue >0.00;
and Year3.TEC3.rawValue =0.00); then
Step2.StepRent2.rawValue = (Year1.Rent1.rawValue *
Terms.RentEsc.rawValue) + Year1.Rent1.rawValue
Error: syntax error near token 'Step2' on line 2, column 6.
Another non-specific error, because of syntax errors on the first line it
doesn't know what's happening on the second line. It's saying "error near
token '$'" when there is no $ is because it's referencing the field the
script is on (Step2.StepRent2). $ is shortcut for the current field which
it says a little more clearly in the Error message on the last line.
if (Assumpt.Term > 1 and Assumpt.Partial > 0 and Year3.TEC3 == 0) then
$ = Year1.Rent1 * Terms.RentEsc + Year1.Rent1
endif
But on fixing that we get:
Script failed (language is formcalc; context is
xfa[0].form[0].form1[0].TopPosition[0].Step2[0].StepRent2[0])
script=if (Assumpt.Term > 1 and Assumpt.Partial > 0 and Year3.TEC3 == 0)
then
$ = Year1.Rent1 * Terms.RentEsc + Year1.Rent1
endif
Error: accessor 'Year3.TEC3' is unknown.
This means that the script can't find "Year3.TEC3". This is because
"Year3.TEC3" is under a different subform structure so it needs the path to
the subform it's under which would be "AllYearsSform.Year3.TEC3".
The easiest way to get the full path needed to other objects in the Script
Editor is to CTRL-click on the object in the Design View window. What you
need to do is scroll the display until you can see the object you want then
click in the Script Editor where you want the object reference then press
and hold the CTRL key and click on the object - when holding CTRL down and
moving over the Design Window the mouse cursor will change to a "V" when
you are over a valid object.
CTRL clicking will give you a Relative SOM path and CTRL-SHIFT clicking
will give you an Absolute SOM path:
in this case relative is "AllYearsSform.Year3.TEC3" and absolute is
"form1.TopPosition.AllYearsSForm.Year3.TEC3".
if (Assumpt.Term > 1 and Assumpt.Partial > 0 and AllYearsSForm.Year3.TEC3
== 0) then
$ = Year1.Rent1 * Terms.RentEsc + Year1.Rent1
endif
On that last fix there are no more errors on opening the form.
Hopefully that gives you something to work with!
Message was edited by: Jono Moore - email borked my nice formatting.
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