Can't delete first line from listbox

From: Kevin Walzer (sw_at_wordtech-software.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:39:42 -0500

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I'm trying to massage a list for insertion in a listbox, but I can't
delete the first line, which isn't part of the list. What I'm doing is
listing installed programs from a package manager, then piping the
output to the listbox.

When the list is piped to stdout, it looks something like this:

Installed programs:
foo
foo1
foo2
foo3

What I want to do is delete the line "installed programs." However,
nothing I try is working. When I try something like ".listbox insert end
$list", I get this output:

Installed
foo
foo1
...

When I try ".listbox insert 1 $list," I get this:

foo
foo1
foo2
...
Installed

I've even tried ".listbox insert end $list; $listbox delete 0," thinking
that might just shear off the top line--but that doesn't work either.

I've also tried various methods for parsing the "Installed" line from
the list before it's inserted to the listbox, but that mangles
everything, so I don't think that's a productive approach.

Can anyone help? I'm stumped.

- --
Cheers,

Kevin Walzer, PhD
WordTech Software--Open Source Applications and Packages for OS X
http://www.wordtech-software.com
http://www.smallbizmac.com
http://www.kevin-walzer.com
mailto:sw@wordtech-software.com
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