POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Macro Woes : Re: Macro Woes Server Time
5 Sep 2024 20:19:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Macro Woes  
From: Ian Burgmyer
Date: 30 Sep 1999 02:42:17
Message: <37f30649@news.povray.org>
Thank you *so* much!  Me stupid, no?

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Jon A. Cruz <jon### [at] geocitiescom> wrote in message
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> Ian Burgmyer wrote:
>
> > I'm having serious problem with macros.  As most of you probably know, I
> > released an image from the output of my Sphere Spreader 2000.  It
created a
> > sphere in the center with smaller ones going out in four directions.
Sorta.
> > You'll have to see it, it's on p.b.i.
> >
> > Anyways, to my problem.  I am trying to have it rotate on every
iteration.
> > However, not without serious problems.  Every time I compile my source
(at
> > the bottom of this message) I get the following error:
> >
>
> [SNIP]
>
> > object { SphereMacro(15, 1, 1.5, 10)
>
> That's the problem line. To my well trained programmer's eye (he he he,
yeah
> right) it is immediately appearent that something is amiss.
>
> For proper coding & indention, it should look like this:
>
>   object {
>     SphereMacro(15, 1, 1.5, 10)
>   }
>
> Notice the lack of a closing parenthesis on your code? That's the
give-away.
> Now, we go back up where SphereMacro is defined and see...
>
> yes. It's a macro, not a #declare.
>
> Just change to this and all is well:
>
> SphereMacro(15, 1, 1.5, 10)
>
> No more 'object' needed.
>
> Or, if you really want to use 'object', then just
>
> #delcare anInstance = SphereMacro(15, 1, 1.5, 10)
> object {
>   anInstance
> }
>
>
> --
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> But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
>
>
>


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