Decimal separator problem

[Derek Atkins]

jb <jbbrel at yahoo.fr> writes:

> Thank you for your response Derek.
>
> For the moment, i have found a workaround for my problem :
> If i specify "export LANG=fr_FR" (before locale = C) into the console
> before starting gnc, decimal separator became the comma by default
> with mac os x.
> All is thus uniform between all os.

Yes, setting LANG=fr_FR would set your locale to "French in France"
which would set the comma character as the decimal separator.

> But, according to me, in this case, the string should be converted
> into locale settings when gnc displays it into scheduled transaction
> and when the formula is treated by SX code.
>
> Other question : what is the SX code ?

http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_is_the_.22SX.22_thing_I_see_on_the_lists_and_IRC_periodically.3F

> JB.

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-derek

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