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"MichaelJF" <mi-### [at] t-online de> wrote:
> Sven Littkowski <jam### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> > I have the wonderful "kolors.inc" but would like to see each of the 677
> > colors it contains. Each useful line begins with "#declare". Two examples:
> > #declare OrangeRed = rgb <1.0000, 0.2800,0.0000>;
> > #declare OrangeRed1 = rgb <1.0000, 0.2695,0.0000>;
> >
> >
> > My idea is, to read each line of that file, and transform each line from
> > a definition to a cylinder showing the color specified in this line's
> > declaration.
> >
> > But I don't know which scene commands I have to use, to achieve that.
> > Please help me. Thanks.
> >
> > Sven
>
> Hi to the Carribbean,
>
> POV cannot parse files, since the read-directive didn't allow this. You can only
> read in quoted strings.
>
> The only idea I have to this is to edit the lines properly within an editor.
>
> 1. First declare two arrays and a counter:
>
> #declare Names[677]
> #declare Colors{677]
> #declare Count=0;
>
> 2. Replace all '=' by a new symbol may be '$'
> 3. Replace all ';' by another new symbol may be '*'
> 4. Replace all '#declare ' by '#declare Names[Count]="'
> That is why one has to exchange the '=' first!
> 5. Replace all '$' by '"; #declare Colors[Count]='
> 6. Finaly replace the '*' by '; #declare Count=Count + 1;'
>
> (Note that I used the apostrophes only to show begin and end of a string, dont
> type them in within the find & replace dialog).
>
> This should result in this:
>
> #declare Names[Count]" OrangeRed "; #declare Colors[Count]= rgb
> <1.0000, 0.2800,0.0000>; #declare Count = Count + 1;
> #declare Names[Count]" OrangeRed1 "; #declare Colors[Count]= rgb
> <1.0000, 0.2695,0.0000>; #declare Count = Count + 1;
>
> You may want to get rid of some blanks (replace two by one as long as possible
> may be), but now you can iterate about the arrays Names and Colors or using the
> frame_number during an animation.
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
Sorry forgot an = in my example.
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