Text import cannot handle decimal points automatically in the case where the Operating System uses comma as decimal separator

Text import cannot handle decimal points automatically in the case where the Operating System uses comma as decimal separator

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Article ID: KB0081689

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Spotfire Statistica 13.0

Description

When using the text import function, and a comma has been set as the decimal separator, variables containing values with decimal points will be displayed as data type 'Text'

 

Issue/Introduction

Text import cannot handle decimal points automatically in the case where the Operating System uses comma as decimal separator

Resolution

 In the preview, select the columns with decimals and manually change the data type to 'Double'