"jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>
> given you have a "target" directory, the 'output_file_name' can (should ?) be a
> complete pathname, eg "output_file_name = C:/path/to/selectfolder/myscene". also
> use the 'all_file = on' option and POV-Ray's screen output will be (largely)
> duplicated in a 'alltext.out' "log" file.  and re your Delphi code, what if it
> takes two arguments, that is path and %s separately ?
>
> <wiki.povray.org/content/Reference:File_Output_Options#Output_File_Name>
>

The program can take any number of arguments*, or at least maybe a dozen of
them. (I never could find a limit to them.) But arguments are of little use if
the program doesn't run in the first place.


*) For instance, argument 0 is the program name itself, including its path)

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hi,

"stevenvh" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> ...
> ... arguments are of little use if the program doesn't run in the first place.

have you checked your global ("system-wide") 'povray.conf' wrt permissions ?
(your private/user 'povray.conf' too, of course :-))

if your permissions are ok but your program doesn't run, it may be an
environment / $PATH issue; your code may only see a subset of the environment
(variables) POV-Ray sees.


regards, jr.

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"stevenvh" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

> But arguments are of little use if
> the program doesn't run in the first place.

Yes, I think jr was trying to reference
https://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Unix_Section_4

With regard to giving povray the necessary permissions for invoking executables.
(Sorry if you've already tried that - it wasn't clear from the thread if you had
or not)

- BW

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