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From: ubi@ginger.sri.com (Ron Ueberschaer x4399)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: How do I set the Document type?
Keywords: pbmtomacp MacPaint
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Date: 19 Jan 90 02:01:36 GMT
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I've been trying unsuccessfully to transfer a MacPaint
file to my Mac & then import it into HyperCard, etc.
I'm using a set of tools which converts bitmaps between a
large number of formats.  One of the tools is called
pbmtomacp (portable bitmap to MacPaint converter).  To
test it, I download it using the Kermit facility within
VersaTerm.  (I'm starting from a Sun workstation.)  The
data transfer seems to work OK, in Text or Binary mode
(not sure about the MacBinary mode...).

The problem is, the Mac refuses to recognize the transferred
file as a MacPaint document.  I choose Import Paint from the
HyperCard menu & go to the folder with the document in it,
and nothing there is recognized.  Is there a way to "tell"
the Mac that it is a MacPaint document?

Thanks in advance,

--Ron Ueberschaer
  SRI International
  ubi@unix.sri.com
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