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> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:05:52 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: Digest metacard.v003.n222
>
> Scott,
> I believe you are talking about the File/Import/Snapshot command in
> Metacard - just click on "Take snapshot" (make sure you have the target
> window positioned beforehand). I use this for quick/small projects as it
> embeds the graphic automatically into MC. For larger projects it might be
> better to use a referenced folder of images...which leads me to my question:
>
> When importing images using File/Import/Images, can they only be imported
> one at a time??? This is incredibly tedious and time consuming. There is a
> marvelous invention called 'multi-select' which would make my life much
> easier...this is standard in many image importing programs. Has anyone found
> a way around this?
>
> Also, for future reference the checkbox that has the label "don't import" is
> bad U.I. It should read "externally reference" or something less misleading.
>
> Blair Moxon
Hi Blair. While the stack below is a bit bloated in that it does some
things I needed it to do for a project I worked on, you can edit it to fit
your needs. At least you will get the jist of it. Enjoy!
-Mark Talluto
KIDware Technologies
set the defaultstack to **your stack name**
--Get folder first
answer file "Please select a file in the folder you wish to import:"
put it into tfolder
if it is empty then exit **your handler**
--Separate the path
set itemdel to "/"
delete last item of tfolder
set the directory to tfolder
--Create temporary field to hold names of files
lock screen
go card 1
new field "import folder"
set the rect of field "import folder" to 244,26,376,426
set the visible of field "import folder" to false
put the files into field "import folder"
--Go to last card
put the number of cards into tlast
go card tlast
if exists (image 1 of card tlast) then
new card "untitled"
end if
--Figure out how many images are to be imported
put the number of lines of field "import folder" of card 1 into
timagecount
--Start line counter for field "import folder"
put 1 into tcounter
repeat timagecount
--Set up path for image to be imported
put line tcounter of field "import folder" of card 1 into temp
put "/" after tfolder
put temp after tfolder
--Import the files
import paint from file tfolder
--Name the image
put the number of images into temp
set the name of image temp to tfolder
--Increment tcounter variable by 1
new card
add 1 to tcounter
delete last item of tfolder
end repeat
unlock screen
--DELETE HIDDEN FIELD ON CARD 1
delete field "import folder" of card 1
put the number of cards into temp
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