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  Re: +C +F options on a new file causes parsing to stop  
From: Chris Cason
Date: 11 Mar 2004 09:59:34
Message: <40507ed6@news.povray.org>
"Gilles Tran" <gitran_nospam_@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:401cfdda$1@news.povray.org...

> news:4o4### [at] tritonimagicode...
> > Gilles Tran wrote:
> > > Using the +C +F options (resuming and file output) when the file doesn't
> > > exist yet causes the parsing to abort with an error message saying
> "Continue
> > > Trace Error: Error opening BMP image". +C alone (without file output)
> > > doesn't cause the problem.
> >
> > Does this only happen with sys (bmp) file format or also with others?
>
> Only with the sys format (+F or +FS on Windows).

I'm just fixing this now.

What would you prefer it do in the case where the file exists, but is (a) corrupt, (b)
of the wrong format (e.g. bit-depth), or (c)
of the wrong resolution.

-- Chris


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