[erlang-questions] List of strings problem

[Sam Overdorf]

I have a list of strings I am trying to process with the "|".
D = [ "sam1", "sam2" ]

[H|T] = D gives me H = "sam1"
[H2|T2] = T gives me "s" I was wanting the string "sam2" not the "s".

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Sam Overdorf