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This revision of Benderlink for Chiyoda/Keins addresses the possibility that foreign computers may  use commas rather than decimals for decimal points in floating point numbers.
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== REGIONAL CHARACTERS for DECIMALS ==
  
Floating point number formatted with commas or any other character in place of the decimal points would cause errors in inputting and interpreting Supravision file data. Now Benderlink can work with any character that is used in the Regional and Languages setup of Windows.
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=== BACKGROUND ===
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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.
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Read more about setup of Windows Decimal Symbol here: [[Windows Decimal Symbol]]
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=== ISSUE ===
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Floating point number formatted with commas or any other character in place of the decimal points would cause errors in inputting and interpreting Supravision file data.
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=== RESOLUTION ===
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Now Benderlink can work with any character that is used in the Regional and Languages setup of Windows.

Latest revision as of 17:48, 4 February 2007

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REGIONAL CHARACTERS for DECIMALS

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.

Read more about setup of Windows Decimal Symbol here: Windows Decimal Symbol


ISSUE

Floating point number formatted with commas or any other character in place of the decimal points would cause errors in inputting and interpreting Supravision file data.

RESOLUTION

Now Benderlink can work with any character that is used in the Regional and Languages setup of Windows.