Ah yes, now it is coming back to me.

My only question now is where does the read code go?? In the POV file or my
animation ini file?? I ask because I think When I did this long ago, it was in
an ini.
I know about the Vector thing- that is nice.

I will try it out tomorrow.

Thank You!!
audioguytodd

Leroy <lrw### [at] joplincom> wrote:
> audioguytodd wrote:
> > Nope that's not it, but I see what you mean.
> >
> > Is there any way to read each line in the text file then move on to the next
> > frame and read the next line?? Well, I know there is- I just can't remember it.
> >
> > I want to read each comma separated variable as in the line. Right now, there
> > are three (a vector):
> >
> > #fopen MyFile "c:\filename.txt" read
> > #while (defined(MyFile))
> > #read (MyFile, Var1, Var2, Var3 )
> > #end
> >
> > I thought that is what I was doing above in line 3. Read File, Variable1, etc...
> >
> > But it doesn't seem to work right.
> >
> > BTW, I am using the Beta 3.7 (for the SMP which is very nice on my new
> > Core2Quad!)
> >
> > audioguytodd
> >
>
> First, I'm using pov3.6, I don't know nothing about 3.7.
>
> Your line:
>   #read (MyFile, Var1, Var2, Var3 )
> should read a LINE of data like you want if Var1,Var2,Var3 has been NOT
> been defined earlier as anything but a float or not defined at all.
>
> To get the frame data you want you need to add a counter and stop
> reading when you got your data.
> something like:
>   #declare count=0;
>   #while (defined(MyFile)&(count<=frame_number))
>   #read (MyFile, Var1, Var2, Var3 )
>   #declare count=count+1;
>   #end
> Now Var1,Var2,Var3 should have the frame data!
>
> By the way POV will let you read vectors from a file in the form <0,0,0>.

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