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  Re: How does povray read a file?  
From: Greg M  Johnson
Date: 13 Nov 2002 14:17:57
Message: <3dd2a565$3@news.povray.org>
Thanks.

Can you show me code that would open this file?




"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
news:3DD29A93.A01108E1@gmx.de...
>
>
> "Greg M. Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > But I don't know how to handle a file that is not SDL.  Say it is just a
> > list of names, one per line:
> >
> > smith
> > barney
> > fife
> > luck
> > olsen
> >
> > How can I get this into povray?  Or can povray only #read something that
is
> > SDL?
>
> The #read directive can read files with elements separated by commas.
> Therefore your list of names won't be readable unless you add commas
> between the names.
>
> You can of course process the file into a POV readable form using a script
> invoked by pre_scene_command.
>
> Christoph
>
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