printing decimal number!why does AWK do it using comma?!?! 1

[massivr]

Hi everybody!
Hope someone could help me cause awk is driving me crazy!
this is the problem:when i print on screen output a decimal(float) number awk gives me back a number in which the decimal are separated by a COMMA from the nember's integer parts!!!Obiouvsly i can't use awk output with gnuplot which plot only decimal number like 0.003 an not 0,003!
Is there any setting or option that i can change to let awk print out decimal number written using dot an not comma(i.e 0.003 instead 0.003)?!
thanks in advance!

 

[PHV]

Set the LANG or LC_ALL variables before launching awk, eg:
LANG=C awk ...

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
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[massivr]

Cheers PH!

NOW all'it's ok!
By the way.....is it possible to add the command LANG=C somewhere in LINUx to resolve permanently this "problem"?!?
thanks!

 

[PHV]

Simply export it in your .profile

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886