try : listb = value(member(1).text
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> >I'm trying to convert list to string and vice a versa so that I
> can store
> >all words/ data permanently on a text member, what's the syntax?
> >
> >lista=list("sat","dua")
> >member(1).text = string(lista)
> >listb=list(member(1).text)
> >
> >but when I tried "put listb" this returns
> >-- ["["sat", "dua"]"]
> >
> >How do i get rid of the "[" and "]" ? so that I can put it
> >back to a list.
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