Benoît Minisini ha scritto: >> Changed file "/usr/share/i18n/locales/it_IT" so the section: >> >> LC_NUMERIC >> decimal_point "<U002C>" >> thousands_sep "" <------------ empty string >> grouping 0;0 >> END LC_NUMERIC >> >> >> results in: >> >> LC_NUMERIC >> decimal_point "<U002C>" >> thousands_sep "<U002E>" <------- dot simbol >> grouping 0;0 >> END LC_NUMERIC >> >> >> ...and now it works ok. >> >> I don't know why there is this error - don't even know if this *is* an >> error, but now it works as expected. If somebody confirms to me that the >> value of *thousand_sep* should not be empty, I can post a bug to the >> maintainer of the file *BUT*: >> >> It is worth to note that in that file, a few lines above, in the section >> LC_MONETARY, the thousand separator is correctly indicated. As Benoit >> says, all this could be correct - if we want thousand separators perhaps >> we have to use the monetary notation and not a "general number" one. In >> fact, to separate the thousands is more a commercial habit than a >> general/scientific one. But if this is true, then perhaps gambas lacks a >> CURRENCY data type, or a mean to use a currency/monetary representation >> inside format$(). By the way, a CURRENCY data type could come handy by >> itself - I had some problems with rounding floating point values and, in >> all the places where calculations were done (simple additions and >> subtraction of numbers with only two decimals of precision, normal for >> currency), I had to modify the code and round down values myself - tired >> of "1.999,99999998" numbers... >> >> In other languages the CURRENCY datatype is defined as an INT64 which, >> when printed or mixed with other numerical types, is first divided (or >> multiplied) by 10000 (ten thousands). In other words, the number 22,5 >> (twentytwo and a half) is stored as the integer 225000. This way, all >> rounding errors are get rid of. >> >> Regards, >> Doriano >> >> > > I won't make a Currency data type, but you can do: > > Print Format$(Amount, "$0,###.##") > > to format currencies (see the documentation of Format). > > Regards, > > I saw the documentation, but not always I want to have the currency symbol printed... is there a way to use the thousand separator without putting a currency symbol in?
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