Hi,

I'm finding it very difficult to specify an output directory for my image
files.  I'm guessing I need to modify an ini file but I don't know which
one.  I thought at one time, with an earlier version, you could specify the
directory on the options.  However, with 3.6 for windows, I no longer seemm
to be able to do that.

Any advice?  (I really did look through all the help files, and they allude
to the ability to do this, but I haven't found anywhere where it tells you
exactly how to do it.)

Thanks!
-stmx3

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in news:web.423b02577e5f1159e9c99a90@news.povray.org stmx3 wrote:

> I'm guessing I need to modify an ini file but I don't know which
> one.

to,

povray.ini

add,

Output_File_Name=D:\my_image_dir\

and don't forget the last backslash.

povray.ini is the place to specify all general stuff.

Ingo

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Wasn't it ingo who wrote:
>in news:web.423b02577e5f1159e9c99a90@news.povray.org stmx3 wrote:
>
>> I'm guessing I need to modify an ini file but I don't know which
>> one.
>
>to,
>
>povray.ini
>
>add,
>
>Output_File_Name=D:\my_image_dir\
>
>and don't forget the last backslash.
>
>povray.ini is the place to specify all general stuff.
>
>Ingo

You may also need to switch off the I/O restrictions (it's in the
Options menu).

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> Wasn't it ingo who wrote:
> >in news:web.423b02577e5f1159e9c99a90@news.povray.org stmx3 wrote:
> >
> >> I'm guessing I need to modify an ini file but I don't know which
> >> one.
> >
> >to,
> >
> >povray.ini
> >
> >add,
> >
> >Output_File_Name=D:my_image_dir
> >
> >and don't forget the last backslash.
> >
> >povray.ini is the place to specify all general stuff.
> >
> >Ingo
>
> You may also need to switch off the I/O restrictions (it's in the
> Options menu).
>
> --
> Mike Williams
> Gentleman of Leisure

Thanks!  Worked like a charm.
-stmx3

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