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From: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Importing MacPaint files
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Date: 16 Jul 88 18:08:54 GMT
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In article <60174@sun.uucp> PUGH@NMFECC.ARPA writes:
>I'm trying to read a bunch of MacPaint files into Hypercard, so I tried doing
>a doMenu "Import Paint...", but it wants me to pick a filename.  This is bogus!
>I do not want to manually enter all those names.  ...
>
>Jon
>
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I don't have an answer, but would like to generalize this flame.  My biggest
complaint with domenu right now is that It should be possible to have the
script supply the parameter instead of necesarrily bringing up dialogs.
It should be possible to do this for any domenu which would ordinarily
bring up a dialog..

Josh

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