Problems with decimal point character

[theom]

Hi,
I am using Progress 8.3b on Windows NT, and I have a problem with the decimal point character. Consider the following piece of code:

def var a as char init "1.67".
def var b as dec.
b = dec(a).
display a b.

This displays the following:
a = 1.67
b = 167 (??)
I have already found out that the decimal point character setting in Progress is set to "," which is causing the problem. It should be set to ".". But where do I change it? Is this a parameter in Progress, or a NT setting?

Appreciate your help!

 

[Guest_imported]

|-0

Check the client startup parameters.
The -E parameter tells Progress to use the European Numeric Format. Remove it if you don't want this.

Also, you can use the SESSION handle to examine/change the numeric format at run-time.

Like:

  IF SESSION:NUMERIC-FORMAT = "European" THEN
      SESSION:NUMERIC-FORMAT = "American".

- Tris

 

[theom]

Great, this is just what I was looking for! Thanks!

 

[stevenr]

which file do you edit to change this code?

Cheers

 

[Zot]

If you set the default language to English(International) this also happens - but not if you use English(American) !

 

[112055]

Hello,
Could you please tell me if this is where I should add the change? how?
I did not see -E, looks like it was removed, but it is still coming up with 19,00 instead of 19.00

if this not where the change is, where about?


thanks,
Ann
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
export PATH

if [ -s "$MAIL" ] # This is at Shell startup. In normal
then echo "$MAILMSG" # operation, the Shell checks
fi # periodically.
TERM=vt220
export TERM
. /usr/local/bin/setprogress
cd /files/users/ann/prog02/pfiles
mpro -yy 1930 /prog02/pdata/tst -ld tst -p addcustomer