On 7/27/07 1:59 PM, RJay Hansen wrote:

> I want to create a list containing other lists but can't seem to
> figure out how to do it. When I create a new, empty list then try to
> add already-created lists, those lists lose their "listness", i.e.
> their contents just become items in the new list. For example:
> 
> set thisList to {1, 2, 3}
> set thatList to {"a", "b", "c"}
> set bothLists to {}
> set bothLists to ((bothLists & thisList) & thatList)
> 
> ---> {1, 2, 3, "a", "b", "c"}
> 
> but I want to get:
> 
> ---> {{1, 2, 3}, {"a", "b", "c"}}
> 
> Can this be done?

Try this:
    set thisList to {1, 2, 3}
    set thatList to {"a", "b", "c"}
    set bothLists to {}
    set end of bothLists to thisList
    set end of bothLists to thatList
    --> {{1, 2, 3}, {"a", "b", "c"}}

Stan C.