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

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Submitted on:  Sat 28 Sep 2013 05:23:05 AM UTC  
 
Category: DocumentationSeverity: 5 - Average
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 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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