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3 Aug 2024 22:11:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: #read only supports 3D vectors  
From: Tim Nikias v2 0
Date: 4 Oct 2003 11:53:55
Message: <3f7eed13$1@news.povray.org>
Aside of that, your text looks strange to me: Just using

#write (SomeOutputFile, FourD_Vector)

suffices, no need to concat it to string first.

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> I'm not sure, but what is the error message POV spits out when trying to
> load?
>
> -- 
> Tim Nikias v2.0
> Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights
> Email: tim.nikias (@) gmx.de
>
>
> > I noticed someone mentionned this in the newsgroups a few years ago, I
> > guess it's still the same?  #read only supports 3D vectors, not 2,4 or
5?
> > Unless I'm doing something wrong?  (Yeah, I know, just use four seperate
> > floats and reassign the 4D vector with them... just not as elegant)
> >
> > Example:
> > //[...]
> > #declare CurColor = <1,1,1,0.8>;
> > #if (clock > 0)
> >   #fopen ColorFile "curcolor.dat" read
> >   #read (ColorFile,CurColor)  // <- Error
> >   #fclose ColorFile
> > #end
> >
> > //[...]
> >
> > #macro V4strC(V)
> >     concat("<",vstr(4,V,",",10,7),">, ")
> > #end
> >
> > #fopen ColorFile "curcolor.dat" write
> > #write (ColorFile,V4strC(CurColor),"\n")
> > #fclose ColorFile
>
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