[fpc-pascal] Currency symbol wrong location

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Sat, 9 Jun 2012, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote:

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>> From: Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org>
>> To: Leonardo M. Ramé <martinrame at yahoo.com>; FPC-Pascal users discussions <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org>
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>> Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2012 11:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal] Currency symbol wrong location
>> 
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>> 
>> On Sat, 9 Jun 2012, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi, I want to format a float number to currency. To do this, I use the 
>> Format function using the %m format, as this:
>>>
>>>  Format('%m', [123.25]);
>>>
>>>  I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and my regional settings at configured to 
>> display "$ 1234.25", but I'm getting "123.25$", why is 
>> the money symbol at the right side, instead of using the regional setting?.
>> 
>> Did you use the CLocale unit ?
>> 
>> Michael.
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> No, but after you mentioned I included it in my "uses". The result was a number without the money symbol.

That probably means the clocale does not know how to handle the currency symbol ?

Michael.