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4 Nov 2024 19:14:43 EST (-0500)
  Re: #read only supports 3D vectors  
From: Tim Nikias v2 0
Date: 4 Oct 2003 11:50:14
Message: <3f7eec36$1@news.povray.org>
I'm not sure, but what is the error message POV spits out when trying to
load?

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Tim Nikias v2.0
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> I noticed someone mentionned this in the newsgroups a few years ago, I
> guess it's still the same?  #read only supports 3D vectors, not 2,4 or 5?
> Unless I'm doing something wrong?  (Yeah, I know, just use four seperate
> floats and reassign the 4D vector with them... just not as elegant)
>
> Example:
> //[...]
> #declare CurColor = <1,1,1,0.8>;
> #if (clock > 0)
>   #fopen ColorFile "curcolor.dat" read
>   #read (ColorFile,CurColor)  // <- Error
>   #fclose ColorFile
> #end
>
> //[...]
>
> #macro V4strC(V)
>     concat("<",vstr(4,V,",",10,7),">, ")
> #end
>
> #fopen ColorFile "curcolor.dat" write
> #write (ColorFile,V4strC(CurColor),"\n")
> #fclose ColorFile


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