[pilot-db-list] Float Format Bug Comments

[<aji...@t-...>]

Hi!

>1.21 is set to 1,00 by Pilot-DB or more generally 
>X.YZ is set to X,00 automatically if the wrong format, e.g.
>n.nnn,nn is used

I just wanted to say that the float format is NOT
essentially language specific, since it can be
selected in the format settings menu of the Palm.

You can choose between

1,000.00
1.000,00
1 000,00
1'000.00
1'000,00

Since any of these can be selectd, Pilot-DB should
look up which one has been selected and respond
correspondingly.

This also means that you can test this with your
english or french versions!

However, if one knows this, it is also possible to
change the format while using DB, and maybe the easier
way of handling this would be to temporarily change the
setting to 1,000.00 while using DB and resetting it to
the original on leaving. However this is not the nicest
way to do it and would remain a work-around.

If, however, you decide only to use one or two of the 
formats listed above, a warning should pop-up while 
creating a float field, since the wrong format could
result in the loss of important data due to the removal
of the digits following the decimal point.

Hans