s overwritten.&nbsp; If <i>ribFile</i> is NULL, the context will be opened on a file <b>ri.rib</b> in the application's executable file directory.</font>

<p><font face="Times">When a context is created with this method, making it the current context causes the Interactive RenderMan renderer to send subsequent RIB code from the application to the file <i>ribFile</i>.</font>

<p><font face="Times">If a new context cannot be created for any reason, RI_NULL is returned.</font>

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