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Revision as of 17:47, 4 February 2007
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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
Use the Windows CONTROL PANEL, Regional and Language Options link to setup the character used for the decimal point.
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To change the DECIMAL character, go to the control panel and double click on this icon: |
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Next, in the dialog that loads, click on the CUSTOMIZE button. |
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Then select the new decimal symbol. |
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