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5 Jul 2024 14:02:53 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Need to return to calling program  
From: Bob Rasmussen
Date: 13 Oct 2003 17:42:58
Message: <3f8b1c62$1@news.povray.org>
"ABX" <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote in message
news:fculovgd1u1j6l5b4foi60rgckfdcodope@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:11:43 -0400, "Bob Rasmussen" <bob### [at] comcastnet>
> wrote:
> > PovRay 3.1 for Windows
>
> Can't you try it with POV-Ray 3.5 for Windows ? Any support will be easier
> then...
>
> ABX

I was hoping there was a simple command string option that would permit
PovRay to run in the background and return me to the program. Do you
know if such an option is available in 3.5? In the Unix version (PovRay 1.0)
I was
returned to my Perl program, but, in the Windows version the image is
rendered and a BMP file is output, but, I'm not returned to the program.

There is a caution on the PovRay web site about switching to 3.5 over
3.1.  I wasn't sure that files created in 3.1 were compatible with 3.5.

The string below is my command string (Perl5)

system "c:\\Povray31\\bin\\pvengine.exe -D -P -GA +X +A /EXIT
+Lc:\\Povray31\\Include +Ic:\\Perl5\\$prefix.pov +Oc:\\Perl5\\$prefix.bmp
+W500 +H900 +FS"

PovRay runs, creates the BMP file, but, does not execute the next Perl5
command.  Any thoughts?

Thanks for your interest...Bob


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