Batch file is the only method that comes to mind for me, to set the
povray.ini to the one you need. This is no good though since it
requires a change yourself as well anyway. The lack of INI keywords in
POV or INC files (or other way around) is a well known limitation, for
those that know about it already. Writing out to a povray.ini from the
POV file, no, this wouldn't go right from within a scene parsing.
There's my "no help", except I would think just selecting a secondary
INI manually having all the overriding choices in each would be okay
for those not absent-minded (like me... unlike me...whatever).

Bob

> Spock said:
>  I would separate the generation from the
> rendering by using two completely different systems
> and leave your ini file set up for rendering only.
>
> Greg M. Johnson <"gregj;-)56590"@aol.c;-)om> wrote in message
> news:37beb57a@news.povray.org...
> > I know how to animate using the POVRAY.INI file.  The problem is
that I
> > have one file that I want to ONLY RUN ONCE!!!!! as it generates my
INC
> > of positions for my animation.  Then I have a file that I want to
run
> > several times as it ticks through the frames.
> >
> > Twice this morning, I have forgotten to edit my POVRAY.INI file
back to
> > make pov only run more than one frame.  Thus, after a long
computation,
> > it rewrites the whole thing over from scratch!
> >
> > Q: Is there someway within the file to set up the number of
frames?  Do
> > I have to edit POVRAY.INI each time?
> >
> > The docs again on this issue seem to be preaching to the coders.
>:-p
> > I see  phrases that I'm used to editing in my POVRAY.INI file, but
no
> > indication of where to type or use the phrases.
> >
>
>

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