Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> Wasn't it shimon_a10 who wrote:
> >Hi, every body
> >
> >1. I want to know how can i read from a text file, float numbers, in order,
> >   without the "defined" command.
> >2. When i used the exmple in the tutorial, for reading, i read the float
> >   numbers not in the order(seqance) that i wanted.
> >3. Exmple of the text file, look like that:
> >   -0.5 0 -0.5
> >    0   0  0
> >    0.2 0  0.2
> >    1   1  1
> >4. I want to know how can i read line's (the three commponent of the vector
> >   at the same time).
> >5. Is any other format that pov can read except *.txt?.
> >6. Lots of thanks.
>
> 1. I can't imagine what defined() has to do with any of this.
>
> 2. POV's #read command doesn't see the file as a series of lines, it
> sees it as a series of fields separated by commas. If you don't have
> commas between each of your fields it will miss them.
>
> 3. That's no good. It doesn't have any commas.
>
> 4. Only if the data file contains the fields in vector format, like this
>         <-0.5,0,-0.5>,
>         <0,0,0>,
>         <0.2,0,0.2>,
>         <1,1,1>
> Note that the commas after each vector are required. The line breaks are
> not required, sot you can write it like this if you prefer.
>         <-0.5,0,-0.5>,<0,0,0>,<0.2,0,0.2>,<1,1,1>
>
> POV doesn't know in advance what sort of field it is expected to try to
> read. If is sees a vector it reads a vector. If it sees a number it
> reads a number. If it sees a quoted string it reads a string. It doesn't
> matter if the variable already contains a different type of object.
>
> 5. You can give the file any extension you like, but it has to contain
> ASCII text in the specified format.
>
> 6. You're welcome
> --
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure

Hi to Mike Williams , and thank u!

1. How can i put commas to very long text file for separting the float
   numbers.
2. thanks again.

Shimon

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