PSPP-BUG: [bug #24574] Decimal point behavior in data import not so great

[Ben Pfaff]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?24574>

                 Summary: Decimal point behavior in data import not so great
                 Project: PSPP
            Submitted by: blp
            Submitted on: Wed Oct 15 20:55:02 2008
                Category: Graphical User Interface
                Severity: 5 - Average
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: blp
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: None
                  Effort: 0.00

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Details:

unknown-1 <address@hidden> writes the following:

> Situation 1:
> 
> Syntax screen:
>  set decimal=comma.
> 
> Then Import Delimited Text Data. The data:
> "var3";"var4"
> 7,88;89
> 5,3;6,2
> 
> In choose separators unmarked  Comma and marked Semicolon.. Continue and
> things work fine.
> 
> Situation 2:
> 
> Syntax screen:
>  set decimal=dot.
> 
> Then Import Delimited Text Data. The data:
> "var3";"var4"
> 7,88;89
> 5,3;6,2
> 
> In choose separators unmarked  Comma and marked Semicolon.. Continue and
> things are messed up.
> 
> Situation 3:
> 
> Syntax screen:
>  set decimal=comma.
> 
> Then Import Delimited Text Data. The data:
> "var1";"var2"
> 7.88;89
> 5.3;6.2
> 
> Continue (semicolon is already marked) and things are messed up.
> 
> Situation 4:
> Syntax screen:
>  set decimal=dot.
> 
> Then Import Delimited Text Data. The data:
> "var1";"var2"
> 7.88;89
> 5.3;6.2
> 
> Continue (semicolon is already marked) and things work fine.





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