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Re: set myList to myList & ...(Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 489)
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Re: set myList to myList & ...(Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 489)


  • Subject: Re: set myList to myList & ...(Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 489)
  • From: has <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:32:08 +0100

Jonathan Levi MD wrote:

>>>No, you've misread the problem. This has nothing to do with set vs
>>>copy. It's about the concatenation operator not returning a new
>>>object in certain situations. Example: [...]
>>
>>I vote "bug". Category: "big"
>
>No, it isn't. Per AppleScript Language Guide, p. 160:
>
> If you use the Set command to set a variable to a list, record, or
> script object, the  variable shares data with the original list,
> record, or script object.

As stated above, this has nothing to do with set vs copy. It's about the concatenation operator not always returning a new object.

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