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- From: A4422DAB@vm.univie.ac.at (Erich Neuwirth)
- Subject: Re: 386 vs. 486 : Different Excel Formats?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.120901.6419@newssrv.edvz.univie.ac.at>
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- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 13:06:52 GMT
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- From: agrawal@ecs.umass.edu
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- Subject: 386 vs. 486 : Different Excel Formats?
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- Date: 7 Sep 92 09:39:20 GMT
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- I have a peculiar problem with the way Excel formats ASCII data read from
- a file on 2 different machines. The ASCII file contains numbers. In one
- case, the real numbers are treated as text, while in the other, they are
- treated as numbers. Integers are treated as numbers in both. In the case
- where the real numbers are treated as text, The "Format All" Menu selection
- shows the format to be "Standard". In the other, it is shown to be
- "General".
-
- I am using Excel Version 4.00 with Windows 3.1. The PC that has the
- "General" format is a 386 with no math coprocessor, while the one that
- has the "Standard" format is a 486 (with a math coprocessor.) I have
- loaded Excel on 2 more 386 machines without a math coprocessor and
- got the "General" format.
-
- Can the difference in format be due to the architecture of the machines?
- Any help will be greatly appreciated.
-
- -Sanjay Agrawal
-
- Ph: 617-484-9920(work)
-
- did you check the decimal point vs. comma? in some nonEnglish
- cultures (German e.g.) the instead of a decimal point a decimal comma is used.
- if excel is configured according to that it might misinterpret noninteger
- numbers
-