I have a pov file which
create e text file, then
do some calculations, then
write some output to the
text file and then closes
it.

The problem is that the name
of the text file created
should depend on the
calculations made. But POV
always have to give the file
a name before it writes data
to it. Is there any way I can
choose the name of the text
file depending on the
calculations?

Notes:
the output data written to the
text file is not readable by
POV-Ray.
All the calculations can't
easily be stored in memory.

Thanks,

Rune S. Johansen
http://hjem.get2net.dk/rsj

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I probably can't answer this - but can you use a C style address pointer
to pass a local variable from the math function back up to the file
naming function? By using address pointers you might be able to free up
memory that a global variable would otherwise use.

If that doesn't make sense, how about writing a second text file by
reading the first? Just use the original output as temporary disk
storage until the final text file is written kinda thing.



"Rune S. Johansen" wrote:

> I have a pov file which
> create e text file, then
> do some calculations, then
> write some output to the
> text file and then closes
> it.
>
> The problem is that the name
> of the text file created
> should depend on the
> calculations made. But POV
> always have to give the file
> a name before it writes data
> to it. Is there any way I can
> choose the name of the text
> file depending on the
> calculations?
>
> Notes:
> the output data written to the
> text file is not readable by
> POV-Ray.
> All the calculations can't
> easily be stored in memory.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rune S. Johansen
> http://hjem.get2net.dk/rsj

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