POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : pov file association : Re: pov file association Server Time
7 Aug 2024 13:15:00 EDT (-0400)
  Re: pov file association  
From: Trevor Quayle
Date: 11 Sep 2001 12:06:43
Message: <3b9e3693$1@news.povray.org>
sorry, no quotes either

like this:
"C:\blahblah...wherever megapov is\megapov.exe" /EDIT


at least I was able to get it to work

-tgq

"Y" <out### [at] huntelnet> wrote in message
news:3b9e2f62$1@news.povray.org...
> : If you really want to use short cuts in your SendTo folder try adding "
> : /edit"  to the end of the file name in the target box of the shortcut
> : properties, (make sure there is a space between the path and the /edit)
> : you can also do the same with " /render"
> :
> : -tgq
> :
>  That didn't seem to work ... if I add it within the " ", I get a windows
> message that the path is invalid.  If I add it just after the target " "
> (with a space ;), the POV prog launches but I receive the same error:
>
> INI file error. Bad option syntax or error opening .INI/.DEF file '//'
>
> Also tried entering that into the "Start with" box but it is not accepted.
>
> Somehow, I still need a way to pass on the same info that is passed
> when double-clicking on the .pov ... thru the association.
>
> Obviously, I don't have a clue as to what I'm doing. ;)
>
> I don't understand Mark's advice on creating additional file associations
> for each version.  How can the .pov file have more than one ?
>
> This is not a big deal ... I can always start the version I wish and then
> load in the .pov file I wish to run ... I just thought it would be a
simple
> and useful way to send a .pov file to whichever version I needed.
> And ... it *should* be ;)
>
> Thanks anyway guys for your input ...
> --
> Y
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