problems converting string to floating point

[KHZ]

Dear reader,

System:
Windows 2000 with Labview 8.0 updated to 8.0.1

I have problems converting a string to a floating point number. The string I want to convert is "+000.41". If I feed this string into a Fract/Exp String to Number object the result is 0. I found this a little bit strange so I check it at a differnt computer and there the result was 0.41. The only differentses between the systems was the version 8.0 and 8.0.1 and the opperating system windows 2000 and Xp. So I run an update to update the version to 8.0.1, but that didn't work.
Now I'm stuck and don't know where to look for a solution. So can you help me?

With best regards,

K. Zwetsloot

[JB]

Just an idea... Have you checked the definition of the decimal point in the Windows settings ?

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

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@KHZ wrote:
 If I feed this string into a Fract/Exp String to Number object the result is 0.

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One of yoiur computers is set to german (or similar), with a comma as decimal seperator. Go back to the "Fract/Exp String to Number" and wire a FALSE to the top terminal.

From the help:

"use system decimal point defines the decimal separator. If TRUE (default), the decimal separator uses the localized decimal separator. If FALSE, the decimal separator is a period"

Message Edited by altenbach on 07-25-2006 08:11 AM

[KHZ]

Thanks everyone. That was the problem, so it is fixed now!

[TCPlomp]

If I read his name right, I think the language is dutch!

Ton