Group command syntax

[Michael Doub]

I feel a bit foolish asking this but I can not figure out the syntax for the group command.

I am trying to clone a bunch of objects, align them property and then group them so I can build a scrolling group.

group button "a" and button "b"   -- works fine

   put the name of button "a" && return && the name of button "b"into xx
   group xx  --- does not work

the dictionary says    group [objectList]

what is the syntax for an objectList?

-= Mike