Alain Martel <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
> > On 04/03/2022 19:55, Bald Eagle wrote:
> >
> >> If you name all of your files in sequential numerical order, you can use the
> >> animation feature, and use the frame number or the clock value to choose the
> >> right file.  Just concatenate everything into a string and use that for the
> >> filename.
> >>
> >
> > As Bill say, animation feature is a key.
> >
> > -> Name yours file sequential : File1.inc, File2.inc, ... File1500.inc
> > -> In your SDL code, build the file name string :
> >     #declare fileName = concat("File",str(frame_number,0,0),".inc");
> > -> Include the file :
> >     #include fileName
> > -> Of corse, turn on animation and set
> >     Initial_Frame=1 and Final_Frame=1500
> >
> >
> >
<https://wiki.povray.org/content/Reference:Animation_Options#Internal_Animation_Loop>
> >
> >
> >
> In this case, it's usually better to use constant file name length. So...
> #declare fileName = concat("File",str(frame_number,-4,0),".inc");
> The -4 means at least four digits and left padded with zeros.
> The zero mean no decimal part.
>
> File0001.inc, File0002.inc, ... File1500.inc

 Here something if the files you want to include aren't ordered as above or even
named the same. Make a file containing all the filenames you want. Then read
that file up to the current frame in the animation. That will be the your
include file.
I have winXP and I use this dos bat file to copy all the files in a directory.

REM make the file 'AAA_List.txt'  of 'txt' files from the directory where it
this is located
dir *.txt /A:-D/B/O:N > AAA_List.txt

just save in the directory where the files are and run
then I use POV win editor to add a quotes before and after the file name & a
comma at the end of each line

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