From: Robert Citek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> At 12:04 AM 10/26/2002 +0200, Jenda Krynicky wrote:
> >From: Robert Citek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> This sounds like something that perl should be able to handle by
> >> changing the locale so that you do not have to alter the source
> >> file.
> >
> >I hope NOT! This would break tons of modules!
>
> Perhaps. But then those modules should be upgraded to handle
> internationalization.
Well ... do you really think there would be any way for the module to
cope with the fact that under some locales it is supposed to use
$rate = 1.4262;
and under some
$rate = 1,4262;
?
That was the original question!
Yes of course Perl should be able to parse the right format of
numbers in the data entered by users, but that's a different issue.
> On your suggestion, I did. I highly recommend it for anyone suffering
> from insomnia. :)
OK, I will.
> What would be really useful in the documentation is a good example of
> how to change locales and the effects. For example, in non-perl
> pseudo-code:
> 1- show current locale
> 2- display 123456.789 and July 1st, 2001
> 3- change to different locale
> 4- show new current locale
> 5- display 123456.789 and July 1st, 2001
> 6- repeat 3-5 for any number of locales
>
> I'd be happy to write the sample code if someone could point me in the
> right direction.
Sorry, not me.
Even though I am Czech and not American all the stuff I'm writing is
used in States and/or is not supposed to speak to normal lusers so I
don't know anything about locales yet.
Jenda
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