formatPriceNumber(close()) for symbol 6E returns 1,3100 instead of 1.3100

[waynecd]

It seems the Build 11.5.2891, Dec 4, 2012, changed how formatPriceNumber(close()) returns it's value.
At least for the 6E and the ES it returns it with a comma and not with a dot.

Please advice if there is a new setting somewhere or if it's a bug.

Wayne

[waynecd]

For confirmation, test the code below on "ES #F" or "6E #F" or "CL F3=1".
For example for "ES #F" it returns:

1415.75    - 1415,75
1415.75    - 1415,75
1415.75    - 1415,75
1415.75    - 1415,75
1416    - 1416,00 

So, formatPriceNumber(close(0)) replaces the period with a comma.

debugClear();
function main(){
    debugPrintln(close(0)+"\t- "+formatPriceNumber(close(0)));
} 

It seems the Build 11.5.2891, Dec 4, 2012, changed how formatPriceNumber(close()) returns it's value.
At least for the 6E and the ES it returns it with a comma and not with a dot.

Please advice if there is a new setting somewhere or if it's a bug.

Wayne

[SteveH]

Wayne,

As a workaround, since formatPriceNumber() returns a string, you can call replace(",", ".") on the return value.

For example,

formatPriceNumber(close(0)).replace(",", ".")

That will replace only one occurrence (which it seems is all you need). For a global replace, here's some examples:

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_replace.asp

[waynecd]

Thanks Steve,

Good workaround.

I use formatPriceNumber() in many of my scripts so I've implemented a similar workaround only in a few, leaving the rest for when they fix the issue (hopefully soon).

Wayne