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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:03:16 -0500
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From: whitlock@bugsy.zko.dec.com (Stan Whitlock (603)884-2011 ZKO2-3/N30)
To: ROBERT.CORBETT@eng.sun.com, SC22WG5@dkuug.dk
Subject: Re: (SC22WG5.2017) DECIMAL= and complex output
X-VMS-To: ROBERT.CORBETT@ENG.SUN.COM,SC22WG5@DKUUG.DK,CC

Bob,

In 01-007, page 226, line 46...

	The separator {in complex constant list-directed output} is a comma
	if the decimal edit mode is POINT;  it is a semicolon if the decimal
	edit mode is COMMA.

Page 224, line 42, says the same for input.

So I think F2K is ok here.

/Stan

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From:	SMTP%"robert.corbett@eng.sun.com" 28-FEB-2001 03:46:36.81
To:	SC22WG5@dkuug.dk
Subj:	(SC22WG5.2017) DECIMAL= and complex output

If DECIMAL='COMMA' is specified, complex values written using
list-directed or namelist output will have three commas.  For
example,

      PRINT 10, (1.0, 2.0)

will be written as

      (1,0,2,0)

While this output is unambiguous, it is likely to prove confusing
nonetheless.  J3 has ruled in the past that no blanks are allowed
in such cases.  I submit that

      (1,0, 2,0)

would be easier to read.  I suggest that J3 allow blanks after
commas when DECIMAL='COMMA' is in effect.

						Sincerely,
						Bob Corbett