Index: lib/descriptor.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/descriptor.c,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 descriptor.c
--- lib/descriptor.c	2002/01/11 14:43:11	1.21
+++ lib/descriptor.c	2002/01/23 15:32:54
@@ -330,11 +330,18 @@
 	if (data_var.type!=ECPGt_EORT)
 	{
 		struct statement stmt;
+		char	   *oldlocale;
+
+		/* Make sure we do NOT honor the locale for numeric input */
+		/* since the database gives the standard decimal point */
+		oldlocale = strdup(setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+		setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
 		memset (&stmt, 0, sizeof stmt);
 		stmt.lineno=lineno;
 		/* desparate try to guess something sensible */
 		stmt.connection=ECPGget_connection(NULL);
 		ECPGstore_result(ECPGresult, index, &stmt, &data_var);
+		setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, oldlocale);
 	}
 	else if (data_var.ind_type!=ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR)
 	{