Split, combine ok but where's extract?

[Richard Gaskin]

Alex Tweedly wrote:
> MisterX wrote:
> or (probably better)
> 
>>  repeat with x = 1 to linecount
>>    repeat with y = 1 to xp
>>      put line x of param(y) comma after c
>>    end repeat
>>    delete last char of c
>>    put cr after c
>>  end repeat
> 
> It would be worth experimenting with turning the loop inside out
> 
>   repeat with x = 1 to xp
>     put param(x) into theLine
>     repeat with y = 1 to linecount
>       put line y of theLine & comma after line y of c
>     end repeat
>   end repeat
>   repeat with y = 1 to linecount
>      delete the last char of line y of c
>   end repeat
> 
> but I don't think that will be faster.

Darn, Alex, I got so used to being amazed with your nifty use of arrays 
I was betting on you coming up with a one-liner for this. :)

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