Numeric and Currency Settings

Though the runtime always runs in Unicode, the numeric and currency settings The runtime system needs DBMONEY or DBFORMAT to convert decimal values to and from strings. These variables store the settings that specify decimal and hundreds separators as well as currency symbols used for MONEY data types.

 

If these variables are set on the client side, they will be used for displaying the data and for recording the data to the database. If they are not set on the client side, the data will be displayed and recorded to the database in accordance with the CLIENT_LOCALE value, and if it is not set - according to the system locale settings of the client machine.