I am having the same problem.  When I attempt to run POV-Ray from the command
line the input file will open, but not the output file.

It seems that the output file's name is being incorrectly parsed.  For example,
if I call pvengine.exe from "C:/Program Files/POV-Ray/bin" and my file to be
rendered is specified as "C:/user/file.pov", then the Messages tab shows the
output file name as "C:/Program Files/POV-Ray/bin/C:/user/file.pov" which cannot
be opened.

Is there any way to change the output file naming?

A related issue - I would like to store my INI file in a non-default directory.
I can see the path under Menu > Renderer > Edit Settings/Renderer but cannot
edit the path name.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
JM



"Blayd" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Hello all,
> Not a new user, but its been quite awhile and still a very noob learner.
> I just installed POV for windows 64, opened it and tried to run the first
> opening scenes just to see the differences in this new system as compared to my
> older one. I got a Parse error message saying, " Cannot open output file" I
> looked at the messages tab and it reads " Cannot open output file C:\Program
> Files\Povray For Windows v3.6\Renderer\Rerun\Current.ini to write rerun
> information." I looked in the rerun folder and theres no "current.ini" Should
> there be? Is this the problem? System is Vista 64 Home Premium SP1.
> Thanks in advance for any help and glad to be back!

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