>I know that I should already know this, but it's been a >while....I've slept since last attempting this years ago.... > >How does one insert data into the middle of an existing list? > >For instance, I have a list of items, including lists. I want to >insert an item into a new second position in the original list. > >Here's the original list.... > >Set myList to {itemA, {itemM, x}, {itemP, y}} > >I have a new itemZ that I want to put in as the second item of >myList that displaces the current second and third items to be items >3 and 4 of myList, with itemZ as the new second item. > >The new list should look like.... > >{itemA, itemZ, {itemM, x}, {itemP, y}} > >Is there a simple call to do this? Or do I need to set up a complex handler? There are scripting additions that let you just insert an item in a list. Not sure which ones still work with OS X. -- Bill Steele [log in to unmask]