Folks,
Hopefully I am missing something basic here ...

The following is my .pov file:

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#include "colors.inc"
#include "skies.inc"

S_Cloud5
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Unfortunately, it doesn't render.  I get a message:

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File: C:\myfile.inc  Line: 4

S_Cloud5 <----ERROR

Parse Error: Expected 'object or directive', sky_sphere identifier found
instead

Returned from renderer with error status
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When I look into "skies.inc", I find a #declare of S_Cloud5 which starts
with:

#declare S_Cloud5 =
sky_sphere {
    pigment { rgb <0.258, 0.258, 0.435> }
    pigment {
        bozo
....

I had thought that the #declare created a macro that substituted my
"S_Cloud5" for all that was defined.  When I copy the S_Cloud5 body to my
.pov file ... it works.

Why can't I simply "refer" to S_Cloud5?

Neil

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