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bug #40129: in ``5.1.1 Defining Variables'' example, numerical values with dot not recognize

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Sat 28 Sep 2013 05:23:05 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Documentation Severity:  5 - Average
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  None
Open/Closed:  Closed Release:  None
Effort:  0.00
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Sat 28 Sep 2013 05:50:00 AM UTC, comment #1: 

This issue is mentioned in the FAQ.  It arises because you are in a locale (presumably French) which uses the comma as the decimal separator.

However, as suggested, I will change the example, so that it works for any locale.  Thanks for reporting this.

John Darrington <jmd>
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Sat 28 Sep 2013 05:23:05 AM UTC, original submission:  

i'm using version 0.8.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 (64bits)
and the on-line documentation
https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/Defining-Variables.html#Defining-Variables

i've tried to follow the example of code given in ``5.1.1 Defining Variables'' but the numerical values with dot
--- e.g. Catherine 134.231 ---
are not recognize and I obtain the following error:
 
attention: La donnée pour la variable height n'est pas valide en tant que format F : Nombre suivi de données incorrectes

Changing
data list list /forename (A12) height.
into
data list list /forename (A12) height (DOT3.3).
should do the trick.

hih

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