Drew Adams wrote:
>> (dolist
>>     (the-hook
>>      '(c-mode-common-hook
>>        java-mode-hook
>>        perl-mode-hook
>>        php-mode-hook
>>        emacs-lisp-mode-hook))
>>   (add-hook 'the-hook 'my-common-key-binding))
>>     
>
>
> Don't quote the-hook. You want its value. The value of 'the-hook is the symbol
> the-hook itself, not the value of that symbol.
>
>   
thanks for your help. it now works.