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export paint to file fileName
The export paint
command saves a Paint image of the current card to the specified file. Export paint
works only when one of the Paint tools is chosen.
This command has the same effect as the Export Paint menu item that appears in the File menu (when a Paint tool is chosen), except that it avoids the dialog box that prompts the user for a file name.
If export paint
succeeds, HyperCard sets the function the result
to empty
; if the command fails (if, for example, you use export paint
when the Browse tool is chosen), HyperCard sets the result
to "Couldn't export paint."
An expression that evaluates to a text string that is also a valid Macintosh filename.
For example: