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‎SOFTWARE ISSUES

Mcone at 17:50, 4 February 2007

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Mcone: /* WINDOWS XP SETUP */

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‎WINDOWS XP SETUP

Mcone at 17:47, 4 February 2007

2007-02-04T17:47:03Z

Mcone at 17:46, 4 February 2007

2007-02-04T17:46:05Z

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== WINDOWS XP SETUP ==

Use the Windows CONTROL PANEL, Regional and Language Options link to setup the character used for the decimal point.

<table cellpadding="15" width = 650>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width = 200>
To change the DECIMAL character, go to the control panel and double click on this icon:
</td>
<td bgcolor="#e3e4f5">
[[image:RegionalLanguageOptionsXP.jpg]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table cellpadding="15" width = 650>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width = 200>
Next, in the dialog that loads, click on the CUSTOMIZE button.
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<td bgcolor="#e3e4f5">
[[Image:Regionallanguageoptionsdialog.jpg|250px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table cellpadding="15" width = 650>
<tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width = 200>
Then select the new decimal symbol.
</td>
<td bgcolor="#e3e4f5">
[[Image:CustomizeRegionalOptions.jpg|250px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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 === SOFTWARE ISSUES ===
-Not all software automatically can handle a non-point decimal.  For example, Supravision software requires that computers be set to use the point for the decimal.
+Not all software automatically understands decimal separators that are not points or dots.  For example, Supravision software requires that computers be set to use the point for the decimal.
 Please contact us if you know that you will be using any of our software on non-U.S. systems that may use a non-decimal for floating point values.
 === WINDOWS XP SETUP ===

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 === BACKGROUND ===
 There is the  possibility that non-U.S. computers may  use characters other than dots/periods for decimals in floating point numbers.  For example commas are used by the French and Polish rather than the dot/period symbol.
 === WINDOWS XP SETUP ===

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 === BACKGROUND ===
-There is the  possibility that foreign computers may  use characters other than dots/periods for decimals in floating point numbers.  For example commas are used by the French and Polish rather than the dot/period symbol.
+There is the  possibility that non-U.S. computers may  use characters other than dots/periods for decimals in floating point numbers.  For example commas are used by the French and Polish rather than the dot/period symbol.
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 === WINDOWS XP SETUP ===

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	Use the Windows CONTROL PANEL, Regional and Language Options link to setup the character used for the decimal point.		Use the Windows CONTROL PANEL, Regional and Language Options link to setup the character used for the decimal point.

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−	+	There is the possibility that foreign computers may use characters other than dots/periods for decimals in floating point numbers. For example commas are used by the French and Polish rather than the dot/period symbol.