I understand Jim,

        only I was expecting that my case wasn't so unique that it couldn't
be easily recognized by somebody who went through the same thing.
        To answer your questions :

      The OS is Win98. (french version : there may lie the problems as the
POV complains refer to non existing files and folders whose names are in
French, like "Can't open C:\ fichier t.pov". The naming is inconsistent
though ; I had "C:\ t.pov" and "C:\T.pov". Oh yes, that one too "C:\Program
Files\POV-Ray for Windows v3.1\INCLUDE\colors.inc:156: error: No objects in
scene." Really!)
      The POV version is 3.1e.
      The file has been, in one case, "skyvase.pov", obtained from
http://www.haveland.com/povbench/index.htm.
but it can be just any other that I dowloaded.
      The behavior is consistent in that respect that I can't render a
perfectly good file like "skyvase" although I've opened it in the editor
already. Well I've read a bit about library paths and thought of placing the
file in the very same folder where my own production goes (and renders from
whithout any problem) but POV kept complaining in the same manner.
      Since yesterday I, accidentaly, found what seems to be a remedy,
although not an explanation : once in my personal folder I modify the file

It doesn't make much sense but it works, until now.
        Anyway, thanks for the trouble you took, really.

        Jean


>What scene (.pov file) are you trying to run?  You should attach that to
>your note.  Also, what platform are you running pov on (Win95/98, NT, MAc,
>UNIX, ...)?
>
>You need to give people this info so we can help.
>
>--
>Jim
>
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>and provide scientific insights beyond compare!
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>
>Jean Montambeault wrote in message <371fd857.0@news.povray.org>...
>>    Hello everybody,
>>
>>        I'm as new to POV as they come (<a week) and my head is reeling
>>after all that reading ! But I'm hooked and the only 12 steps I'm ready to
>>take would have to lead me to great renderings.
>>        Now the question : running Pov-Ray 3.1e it complains that it can't
>>open the file c:\T.pov or c:\t.pov everytime that I try to open a file
that
>>I dowloaded from the net, no matter where I placed it even the very folder
>>where my own poving goes. The problem happened when I tried to use
>>TextureView (the latest dowloaded minutes ago). If somebody else had that
>>experience I'd feel less lonely. If somebody had a solution, I'd know that
>>I'm in good company :).
>>
>>    Jean
>>
>>
>>
>
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