Formula node error: missing left parenthesi​s

Hi guys
I am new on labview and i am strugling to right a bit of code.
I am using formula node and i keep getting the error as above on the title moreover it displays: Error on line 5 is marked by a '#' character: "     for   {# H = 00.00.00 to  H = 06.00".
I am attaching my file so that if you can give me a hand you could have a brief look.
Thank you
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Attachments:
time_look up test.vi ‏14 KB

Hi inaslab,
still your formula node doesn't make sense: You still overwrite the value for H in the first FOR statement...
What you want is either an IF-THEN-ELSE or a SWITCH/CASE construct like "IF (H>=0 AND H<6) THEN...". Right-click the formula node, select help, select formula node syntax !
And I'm even more convinced a standard LV case structure will be much more reasonable here: just wire H to the selector input...
Message Edited by GerdW on 10-29-2009 11:29 AM
Best regards,
GerdW
CLAD, using 2009SP1 + LV2011SP1 + LV2014SP1 on WinXP+Win7+cRIO
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