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=== BACKGROUND ===
 
=== 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.
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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.
  
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=== SOFTWARE ISSUES ===
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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.
  
== WINDOWS XP SETUP ==
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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.
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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.
 
Use the Windows CONTROL PANEL, Regional and Language Options link to setup the character used for the decimal point.

Latest revision as of 17:51, 4 February 2007

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.

SOFTWARE ISSUES

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

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

To change the DECIMAL character, go to the control panel and double click on this icon:

RegionalLanguageOptionsXP.jpg

Next, in the dialog that loads, click on the CUSTOMIZE button.

Regionallanguageoptionsdialog.jpg

Then select the new decimal symbol.

CustomizeRegionalOptions.jpg