In article <1fzr400.7sndjy1q98mt4N%kaveh@delete_this.focalimage.com>,
 kav### [at] delete_thisfocalimagecom (Kaveh) wrote:

> Is it possible for the .pov file to decide whether an animation is run
> and the number of frames, etc? For instance is it possible for the .pov
> file to write out an .ini file and read it back again?

No. At least, not in the same render. You could write an .ini file to be 
used for subsequent renders, but this is more awkward...you would have 
to edit the file, render, and then render again to start rendering the 
animation.


> The reason for this is I want the user to make changes in one place
> only, not two. 

You could use an external shell script, which would limit you to Unix 
systems. You've mentioned you use Mac OS X, you haven't said anything 
about the possibility of using other systems. Or you could combine the 
approaches...use a simple shell script to automate the double-render 
method. Users on other systems would just have to do this manually.

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