FormCalc Error

Hi,
I uses Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0(English Version) on Windows XP Professional(Japanese Version). Viewer is Adobe Reader 7.0.8(Japanese Version).
And I downloaded the sample form from here.
www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/
lc_designer_db_lookup_tip.pdf
But, it occurs error at FormCalc Script. Error message is
"Accessors "$sourceSet.DataConnection.#command.query.commandType"
is unknown".
Please tell me why it doesn't work.
Akira

That's right -- I had forgotten about the gotcha with Reader (if that's what Akira has been using to test the form).
By the way, with Reader Extensions, is it possible to extend the form to enable data import just for connections to a database, WSDL or XML Data File (i.e. only one of them) or do you RE the form to allow any of them?
Stefan
Adobe Systems

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