> > By contrast, we use the system-supplied numeric i/o routines, so don't
> > have full control over formatting options. That may be a good thing,
> > since I would assume the system does a more efficient job than we
> > would.
> So postmaster may output a localized number but it cannot parse a statement
> that contains a localized number, right?
I haven't tested this, but we do use the system libraries for reading
numbers. So if they are locale-enabled, then locale-specific numbers
should be recognized...
- Thomas
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Thomas Lockhart lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu
South Pasadena, California