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From: Stefan Smith
Subject: error when trying to render untitled file
Date: 10 Oct 2001 14:21:59
Message: <3bc491c7@news.povray.org>

version 3.5.beta .6.icl.win32
Windows Me
Intel Pentium III 866Mhz

To reproduce, create a new file, insert an standard scene into it and
without saving click the run button to start a render. Render will terminate
with error "Could not find 'OBJECT.POV'."

If the file is saved before rendering error does not occur.

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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: error when trying to render untitled file
Date: 10 Oct 2001 15:27:10
Message: <3BC4A10E.FCE2B64C@gmx.de>

Stefan Smith wrote:
> 
> To reproduce, create a new file, insert an standard scene into it and
> without saving click the run button to start a render. Render will terminate
> with error "Could not find 'OBJECT.POV'."
> 
> If the file is saved before rendering error does not occur.

You can only render a file, not an editor content.  

'OBJECT.POV' is simply the default input file name if none is specified.

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
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From: Stefan Smith
Subject: Re: error when trying to render untitled file
Date: 11 Oct 2001 18:07:45
Message: <3bc61831@news.povray.org>

That's what I figured. If POV always works from the last saved file then it
should not give you the option of proceeding without first saving the file.

Quick fix - Remove the "No" option from the "Save before render" dialog box.
If a user has altered a file and clicks the "Run" button then they will
expect the render to reflect the changes they have made. They won't expect
it to fetch the old file from disk and render that.

Long term fix - (possible feature request for version 4) When the user
clicks on the "No" button save all changed files to a temporary directory,
render from there, then delete the temporary directory. This would be really
good for creating quick test renders where you don't want to save the file
and for testing out quick 'what if' changes to a larger model. If it all
goes wrong - don't worry - you didn't save it.

"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
news:3BC4A10E.FCE2B64C@gmx.de...
>
>
> Stefan Smith wrote:
> >
> > To reproduce, create a new file, insert an standard scene into it and
> > without saving click the run button to start a render. Render will
terminate
> > with error "Could not find 'OBJECT.POV'."
> >
> > If the file is saved before rendering error does not occur.
>
> You can only render a file, not an editor content.
>
> 'OBJECT.POV' is simply the default input file name if none is specified.
>
> Christoph
>
> --
> Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
> IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other
> things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/

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