>If I set my currency symbol to £ and want to create a currency variable I still have to use the $ sign as lval = $200. And using NTOM gives me a dollar amount.
Here is another similar situation: With SET POINT, you can specify that you want to use a comma instead of a point for the decimal separator. Comma is common in many European and Latin American countries.
But this affects output only; when writing commands, you still need to put the point. It is better the way it it, since you need less conditionals or checks.
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