Do you really need to do the math with formatted numbers? Can't you do the calculations you need and then just format the numbers before outputting them?

And also, why are you reversing the accepted use (at least here in the US) of the dot as the decimal-seperator and the comma as the thousand block seperator?

Jack

Update Mea Culpa. Sorry if I offended anyone but I was asking questions - seeking information. I am aware that standards are different outside the US - not better, not worse, just different - eg paper sizes, metric vs English measurements, Centigrade vs Farenheit, etc. Quite frankly, that particular difference had never come up in water cooler discussions with my European co-workers.

In reply to Re: Calculations with formatted numbers by jcoxen
in thread Calculations with formatted numbers by holli

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