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import paint from file fileName
The import paint
command loads a Paint image to the current card from a file. Import paint
only works when one of the Paint tools is chosen.
This command has the same effect as the Import 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 import paint
succeeds, HyperCard sets the function the result
to empty
; if the command fails (if, for example, you use import paint
when the Browse tool is chosen), HyperCard sets the result
to "Couldn't import paint."
An expression that evaluates to a text string that is also a valid Macintosh filename.
For example: