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vb.net regional settings

Hi,
how can I set the decimal separator for an application to
be independant from regional settings?

Thanks,
Cristian
cr****@viseotron.ca
Nov 21 '05 #1
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* "Cristian" <cr****@videotron.ca> scripsit:
how can I set the decimal separator for an application to
be independant from regional settings?


Use the invariant culture ('CultureInfo.InvariantCulture'):

<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemGlobalizationCultureInfoClassInvariantC ultureTopic.asp>
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconusinginvariantcultureproperty.asp>

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