Re: shorter way of assigning list elements to multiple symbols?

When `continuation' is: - `list' 3rd becomes 2nd. - `[quote @ [mapc 'set '[R1 R2 R3] [rest]]]' 3rd becomes 1st. -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe

Re: how to append an element with nested parens and an evaluated centre

I think using (list 'a (list (list V))) is idiomatic and clear. John On Dec 23, 2016 4:02 AM, "dean" wrote: > I noted that ' let you write as many nested parens as you wanted but > precluded any evaluation in the middle. V was just there to ensure that > EVALUATION

Re: why does my thread appear to have been started by Willie Arnold who

Please if you find a solution to your own problem next time append it as > answer to your question to prevent others from waisting there time > responding... > > ​Your are not wasting your time. Never. Mike​

Re: why does my thread appear to have been started by Willie Arnold who

I did that here and the title explains why. My question in it's own thread only appeared later so I'm afraid that's twice you've got my intentions wrong. On 23 December 2016 at 08:49, Joh-Tob Schäg wrote: > Please if you find a solution to your own problem next time append

Re: why does my thread appear to have been started by Willie Arnold

Hi Alex Thank you very much for the advice. Best Regards Dean On 23 December 2016 at 07:05, Alexander Burger wrote: > Hi Dean, > > > then I can wrap as many parens as possible around an evaluated value so > > that I can append a nested list as an element in another list.

Re: why does my thread appear to have been started by Willie Arnold who

Please if you find a solution to your own problem next time append it as answer to your question to prevent others from waisting there time responding... 2016-12-22 22:28 GMT+01:00 dean : > BTW I seem to have answered my own queston i.e. > If I wrap an evaluated symbol

Re: how to append an element with nested parens and an evaluated centre

What is the purpose of the symbol V? Is seems like dead code to me. Please check your code for correctness before asking question. The first line does not make any sense for another reason. If you want to have a the list (a (("String"))) use: (setq L (append L '((("String") I assume you