Editor Version 1.2
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Hello Stampers,
I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is not
a floating point value." error.
Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
Thanks in advance
Michel De Meester
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I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is not
a floating point value." error.
Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
Thanks in advance
Michel De Meester
Met vriendelijke groetjes,
> ************************************************
> Michel De Meester
> Biotechnisch Onderhoud
> Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
> Wilrijkstraat 10
> 2650 Edegem - B
> tel: 03/821.3647
> e-mail: michel.de.meester@u...
>
> *************************************************
>
>
Comments
date in Windows set to the European (day, month year) format and/or using a
comma (,) for a decimal point. Try using the US (month, day, year) format
for the date and changing the decimal point to a period (.)
Parallax is aware of this and is supposed to fix it.
Original Message
> I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
> different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
>
> On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is
not
> a floating point value." error.
>
> Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
You did go into the REGIONAL SETTINGS in control panel and change it there?
In Win98 SE there is a setting on the first screen that lets you set
everything to one region -- mine is set to "English (United States)." I
think this sets the date, decimal point, etc.. all at once.
Try running help as soon as you open the editor, before opening any Stamp
files. This may indicate another issue as well.
Original Message
sorry, wrong.
I changed my system according to Rodent's advice and still get the same
mistake. :-(
According to what was mentioned previously, this has to do with having the
date in Windows set to the European (day, month year) format and/or using a
comma (,) for a decimal point. Try using the US (month, day, year) format
for the date and changing the decimal point to a period (.)
Parallax is aware of this and is supposed to fix it.
Original Message
> I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
> different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
>
> On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is
not
> a floating point value." error.
>
> Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
described, so the problem is with one of the regional settings that differs
between English and German.
Original Message
sorry, wrong.
I changed my system according to Rodent's advice and still get the same
mistake. :-(
According to what was mentioned previously, this has to do with having the
date in Windows set to the European (day, month year) format and/or using a
comma (,) for a decimal point. Try using the US (month, day, year) format
for the date and changing the decimal point to a period (.)
Parallax is aware of this and is supposed to fix it.
> I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
> different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
>
> On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is
not
> a floating point value." error.
>
> Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
After selecting United States in regional settings you must reboot windows.
If that still does not help, then you install the editor again without
de-installing.
That should do the trick.
Regards peter
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Verzonden: vrijdag 12 oktober 2001 15:29
Aan: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: AW: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Editor Version 1.2
Bummer. One of the other European list members reported this as a fix.
You did go into the REGIONAL SETTINGS in control panel and change it there?
In Win98 SE there is a setting on the first screen that lets you set
everything to one region -- mine is set to "English (United States)." I
think this sets the date, decimal point, etc.. all at once.
Thats what I did, with no effect...
Try running help as soon as you open the editor, before opening any Stamp
files. This may indicate another issue as well.
Thats what I did, with no effect... :-)
Must be some more german stuff that goes wrong...
Original Message
sorry, wrong.
I changed my system according to Rodent's advice and still get the same
mistake. :-(
According to what was mentioned previously, this has to do with having the
date in Windows set to the European (day, month year) format and/or using a
comma (,) for a decimal point. Try using the US (month, day, year) format
for the date and changing the decimal point to a period (.)
Parallax is aware of this and is supposed to fix it.
Original Message
> I downloaded and installed the new windows software editor ver 1.2 on
> different computers, running Win98 and Win NT4.0.
>
> On both systems the Help - Contents pull down menu gives the "'4.74' is
not
> a floating point value." error.
>
> Does someone have any idees to correct this problem?
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Regards
ECO
Peter
You found it! Thanks a lot.
See also my remarks below.
Regards
ECO
Original Message
From: "Peter Verkaik" <peterverkaik@b...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 2:27 PM
Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: New Stamp Editor
> Hi,
>
> I had the same 'floating point' error message.
> The cause is a different regional setting.
> For me in the Netherlands, I use the dutch setting, and we use
> the comma as the decimal point.
Just the same in Belgium and France.
> Changing to US regional settings
> made the error disappear. This new regional setting however also
> tampered with my excel spreadsheet: dates were displayed as MM/DD/YY
> were we use DD/MM/YY, so I had to change the regional settings back,
> and the floating point error re-appeared.
> But they are working on it.
You can hold on the dutch setting by forcing in Control panel, Regional
settings, the decimal symbol from a comma to a period and the separator from a
period to a comma. No other changes are needed and Word and Excel continue to
work with the dutch settings, except for the separators. Existing files seems
to be automatically upgraded.