AW: Converting a string to a number in RPG

So, in a multilingual application how would one convert all these?
"1234567,89" European comma decimal point
"1.234.567,89" European comma decimal point, with thousand separators
"1,234,567.89" American period decimal point, with thousand separators
"123,456,789" integer with thousand separators

That's why we convert the thousands separator into blanks in our
multilingual environment depending on the language in which the user works.
And convert the rest with the built-in-function into numeric values.
All numeric! Display file fields are defined as character and the
representation depends on the language used.

--> "1234567,89" --> 1234567,89
--> "1 234 567,89" --> 1234567,89
--> "1 234 567.89" --> 1234567,89
--> "123 456 789" --> 123456789

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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So, in a multilingual application how would one convert all these?
"1234567,89" European comma decimal point
"1,234,567,89" European comma decimal point, with thousand separators
"1,234,567.89" American period decimal point, with thousand separators
"123,456,789" integer with thousand separators

Rob Berendt