Greetings As our world shrinks I am finding that there is a trend to adopt standards that are not those we use here in North America. For example the way large numbers are represented is beginning to present a challenge for me as I see them coming up in more and more reports I am expected to review and comment on.
For example, it is starting to appear that the practice of dropping the comma is happening more often. This is most likely due to the fact that many countries where English is not their first language puts spaces where we use a comma. I know that in French, Spanish, and Portuguese the comma is used for the decimal. A number like 12345789 is usually written as 12,345,789. In many reports I am getting it is now being written as: 12 345 789 At first this through me off, because I was expecting higher values. Is there a way where I can get WE to recognize this type of convention with respect to reading numbers? Vic Pereira Chief Informatics Office | Bureau de l'informatique Small Business and Marketplace Services | Services axés sur le marché et les petites entreprises Industry Canada | Industrie Canada 400 St Mary Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 | 400, avenue St Mary, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 [email protected] Telephone | Téléphone 204-983-0653 Facsimile | Télécopieur 204-984-4205 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
