[plt-scheme] Re: list output

So what does the error message mean? Which btw is the same one as you  
get for Jay's sample program:

> (define list1 (list 1 2))
> (define list2 (list 3 4))
> (append (list1) (list2))

??????????





On Apr 29, 2009, at 1:12 PM, -gary- wrote:

> No, I read that map would be better than the way I was trying to do
> it.
>
> On Apr 29, 1:01 pm, Matthias Felleisen <matth... at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>> On Apr 29, 2009, at 12:52 PM, -gary- wrote:
>>
>>> I decided to just use map and output the list in a HTML select menu.
>>
>> You mean you refused to understand the error message?
>>
>>> Am I correct in assuming that:
>>> - (append (list1) (list2) )
>>> should append list1 to list2?
>>
>> See above.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have been trying this and nothing
>>> appears to be happening.  Am I doing anything wrong in the above?
>>
>>> On Apr 29, 10:28 am, Matthias Felleisen <matth... at ccs.neu.edu>  
>>> wrote:
>>>> And presumably (list-name) was high-lighted? (I am assuming
>>
>>>>    (define list-name '((1 "xxx") (2 "yyy")))
>>>>    (printf "~s\n" (list-name))
>>
>>>> or something like this is your entire program.)
>>
>>>> Last favor: what's your conclusion?
>>
>>>> On Apr 29, 2009, at 10:28 AM, -gary- wrote:
>>
>>>>> [EDIT]
>>
>>>>> Apologies, The actual error message for this was:
>>>>> "procedure application: expected procedure, given: ((1 "xxx") (5
>>>>> "xxx") (2 "xxx")) (no arguments)"
>>
>>>>> On Apr 29, 10:12 am, Matthias Felleisen <matth... at ccs.neu.edu>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On Apr 29, 2009, at 10:03 AM, -gary- wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the replies.
>>
>>>>>>> I have tried printf, display etc. but they all give me an
>>>>>>> exception.
>>>>>>> I used:
>>>>>>>  (printf "~s\n" (list-name))
>>
>>>>>> For your sake, I am giving you a question as an answer:
>>
>>>>>>   -- What did the error highlight in drscheme?
>>>>>>   -- Did you read the error message?
>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 29, 9:53 am, Noel Welsh <noelwe... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:47 PM, -gary- <gary.dun... at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I have a list which I want to output.  What would be the best
>>>>>>>>> way to
>>>>>>>>> do this?
>>
>>>>>>>> Well... what defines "best" for you?
>>
>>>>>>>> You might start with display, write, and printf.
>>
>>>>>>>>> Also, is it possible to concatenate two lists together?
>>
>>>>>>>> append.
>>
>>>>>>>> N.
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