LOCALE

Synopsis

HELP:   Defines the locale for interpreting numbers
TYPE:   STRING
SYNTAX: LOCALE='str'

Description

The format of numbers depends on the system locale for numerical values. Depending on the environment variable LC_NUMERIC, the decimal mark is either a point or comma. The locale for processing numbers can be overridden temporarily through the 'locale' parameter for correct interpretation of the decimal mark. The default decimal mark is system-dependent.

Example

   LOCALE='C'               (decimal point)
   LOCALE='de_DE.IBM1141'   (decimal comma)