# Painless syntax

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-syntax/84558>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 4, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-syntax/84558 "2017-05-04T13:03:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Neil\_Alex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neil_alex/32/61990_2.png) [@Neil\_Alex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neil_Alex)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-syntax/84558/1 "2017-05-04T13:03:37Z")

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Hello ,

Can somebody point out what I am doing wrong here .  
{  
"script\_score" : {  
"script" : {  
"lang": "painless",  
"inline": "float a= doc['location'].planeDistance(33.6839473,-117.7946942); \_score \* log(a + 1);"  
}  
}  
}

Many thanks in advance!!

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**Author:** ![Neil\_Alex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neil_alex/32/61990_2.png) [@Neil\_Alex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neil_Alex)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-syntax/84558/2 "2017-05-04T13:09:50Z")

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Must use Math.log --- Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-syntax/84558/3 "2017-06-01T13:15:44Z")

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