I used to use HyperCard all the time back in the day, so I took a look to see if I could find the tutorial you're talking about. It looks like the tutorial you're using is this one, which relates to HyperCard IIgs. Am I right?
I think that the Apple II file system worked differently from the Mac's, at least as far as file types went. For example, file type 192 ($C0) is an "Apple IIGS Super Hi-Res Picture File" according to this PDF.
For Macs, I think you can say:
for a file with a 4-byte type code of "BLAH".
I think that the Apple II file system worked differently from the Mac's, at least as far as file types went. For example, file type 192 ($C0) is an "Apple IIGS Super Hi-Res Picture File" according to this PDF.
For Macs, I think you can say:
Code:
answer file "Select a picture:" of type "BLAH"