Unable to unhide subform in Adobe Form

Hello All,
Something that should be simple has turned into a bit of a trial. I have an Adobe form with three tables with different columns. Based on a variable passed to the form say, "number_of_tests" one of the tables should be visible.
This works fine when the subforms are set to "invisible" by default and then made "visible". However, it does not work when the default value is "hidden". Why does this matter? Well, the "invisible" element still affects the layout of the form so I need it "hidden" (exclude from layout). Any clue would be greatly appreciated.
Here is my sophomoric code and location.
data.#pageSet[0].Page1.NUMBER_OF_TESTS::initialize - (JavaScript, server)
if (this.resolveNode("$").rawValue == "03") {
this.resolveNode("Page2.ItemDataHdrSubForm3").presence = "visible";
this.resolveNode("hdrs.ItemDataHdrSubForm3").presence = "visible";
this.resolveNode("itms.ItemDataSubForm3").presence = "visible";
if (this.resolveNode("$").rawValue == "04") {
this.resolveNode("Page2.ItemDataHdrSubForm4").presence = "visible";
this.resolveNode("hdrs.ItemDataHdrSubForm4").presence = "visible";
this.resolveNode("itms.ItemDataSubForm4").presence = "visible";
Here is the structure of my elements.
MainSubForm is Flowed default to Visible.
SubHeaderSubForm is positioned default to Visible.
ItemDataHdrSubForm3 is flowed default hidden. (doesn't work, but does when default is "invisible")
ItemDataSubForm3 is flowed default hidden. (doesn't work, but does when default is "invisible")
ItemDataHdrSubForm4 is flowed default hidden. (doesn't work, but does when default is "invisible")
ItemDataSubForm4 is flowed default hidden. (doesn't work, but does when default is "invisible")
Again, thanks for any assistance.
Greg

Hi,
look into the XFA specs to learn the difference of visible, invisible, hidden and inactive: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/xml/xfa_spec_3_3.pdf#page=68
Ok, so why do you use the initialize event for your script?
And the script you provided does not fit the structure form your screen shot.
It should look this way:
if (this.rawValue == "03") {
xfa.resolveNode("MainSubform.ItemDataHdrSubForm3").presence = "visible";
xfa.resolveNode("MainSubform.ItemDataSubForm3").presence = "visible";
if (this.rawValue == "04") {
xfa.resolveNode("MainSubform.ItemDataHdrSubForm4").presence = "visible";
xfa.resolveNode("MainSubform.ItemDataSubForm4").presence = "visible";

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