Interesting concept. I wish I knew how to do the file in/out but I
haven't learned it yet.
Getting the system time is childs play though. A batch file would simply
be invoked which has Time [enter] and/or Date [enter] in it redirecting
output to a text file but it needs to have the comma format for POV to
read it in. Don't know exactly how you'd go about that.
I'd have to look up the command-line syntax for the enter key, but like
Stephen said you can find out easily enough at such places.
Considering the need for a reformatted text, afraid you're going to have
to do more than batch file it.


Randy Robnett wrote:
> 
>   I am Currently using Povray an image rhat changes over real world time.
> The problem I am having is in getting the computers clock value into povray
> so that I can manipulate objects based on that value.
> 
>   I have had no luck getting that value to be updated automatically in a
> plain text file
> so that i could read it using #READ
> 
> any help would be appreciated?

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