translating foreign data

[Peter Pearson]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:12:27 -0700, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> I need to translate numeric data in a string format into a binary
> format.  I know there are at least two different methods of
> representing parts less that 1, such as "10.5" and "10,5".  The data
> is encoded using code pages, and can vary depending on the file being
> read (so I can't rely on current locale settings).
>
> I'm sure this is a solved problem, but I'm not finding those
> solutions.  Any pointers?

Do you also have to accommodate the possibility that one thousand
might be written "1,000" or "1.000"?

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