Just started Livecycle yesterday. Need help with Javascripting

Question

I'm new to scripting in general, but have figured out enough to be dangerous in Acrobat. Unfortunately, Acrobat no longer fulfills the need I have for dynamic forms and I have started trying to figure out Livecycle. Is the scripting in Livecycle THAT different from Acrobat that I need to relearn the scripting I figured out in Acrobat? Below is an example. It is in a table where I am trying to determine height of instrument (HI) from the elevation (Ele) and the difference between back (BS) and fore sights (FS). Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
This is the script I used in Acrobat and it worked:
if(this.getField("BSRow2").value) {
  var add = this.getField("BSRow2").value + this.getField("EleRow1").value
  this.getField("HIRow2").value = add;
} else {
  var height = this.getField("HIRow1").value
  this.getField("HIRow2").value = height;
This is the script I used in Livecycle and it doesn't
if(this.getField(BS).value) {
  var add = this.getField(BS).value + this.getField(Row1.Ele).value
  this.getField(this).value = add;
} else {
  var height = this.getField(Row1.HI).value
  this.getField(this).value = height;

Answer 1

Hi i just started programming in java.
im running j2se 1.5.0 on windows xp
im on the subject of classes and objects.
here is my simple little code im trying to get to
compile
public class Newprog
     public static void main(String[] args)
          Greeter myObjectGreeter = new Greeter();
          myObjectGreeter.sayHello();
}now here are the error messages i get:
--------------------Configuration:
<Default>--------------------
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_07\lib\Newprog.java:5:
cannot find symbol
symbol : class Greeter
location: class Newprog
Greeter myObjectGreeter = new
Greeter();
^
s\Java\jre1.5.0_07\lib\Newprog.java:5: cannot find
symbol
symbol : class Greeter
location: class Newprog
Greeter myObjectGreeter = new
Greeter();
^
get this error message alot....well actually just
about everytime..
I got it working just once using texteditor but have
no clue how i did it that time...now nomatter what i
try i get this error
I have my enviornmental variable set at
path = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_07\bin;
i am using JCreator Le
i downloaded exact codes from websites and they still
compile with this error..
if anybody with patience could tell me what i need to
do
would i have to configure java some more with
variables?
is my installation wrong?
do i have to save the work on a different file?
thanks in advance
Well here is all that goes
As you said you were pretty new
I suspect the following error done by most of the novice programmers in JAVA
Where is the Greeter class ??
ok may be you must have defined it somewhere else
Mostly the Java Compiler hasnt found out your Greeting class
Try locating that " Greeter.java"
or mention it in an other file located in the same folder as "Newprog.java"
public class Newprog
     public static void main(String[] args)
          Greeter myObjectGreeter = new Greeter();
          myObjectGreeter.sayHello();