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  Re: HF_Square Parse Error  
From: Bob H 
Date: 2 Oct 2001 11:21:52
Message: <3bb9db90@news.povray.org>
"Thorsten" <tho### [at] ewetelnet> wrote in message
news:3BB9CC2D.6EC9FA92@ewetel.net...
>
> Shapes.inc again. Trying to have a look at
>     object {
>       HF_Square(
>         "f_noise3d(x*3, y*3, z*3)", // FunctionName
>         <-4,0,1>, // MnExt
>         < 4,1,4>, // MxExt
>         <10,10>, // Res
>         false, // Smooth
>         "" // FileName
>       )
>       pigment { Yellow }
>     }
> I received this error:
> Parse Error: Expected 'operator', ( found instead
> in parse_string.tmp.
>
> I think the code above should be valid... If not,
> please forgive me, take my excuse and forget
> about it.

Although it's not said what is valid for use as "function" it seems to me to
be only those which don't require parameters.  For instance f_bozo and
f_crackle from the functions.inc.  I don't have any idea what the correct
way of using these is myself, only that those can work okay without
modification.

> By modifying the HF_Square macro a bit
>
> #macro HF_Square(FunctionName, MnExt, MxExt, Res, Smooth, FileName)
>  //#local Function =
> Parse_String(concat("function(x,y,z){",FunctionName,"(x,y,z)}"))
>    #local Function =
> Parse_String(concat("function(x,y,z){",FunctionName,"}"))
>
> I got it running...
>
> Did I make any mistakes with the function declaration in
> the code snippet above?
>
> Greetings :-))
>
> Thorsten
> (3.5beta4, various systems, windows)
>


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