Re: Funny problems with data entry

[Ray Brownrigg <ray@mcs.vuw.ac.nz>]

I'll try again.  My previous response doesn't seem to have made it to
the list.  [I've been subscribed for so long my email address no longer
matches.]

> I'm pretty sure I saw this problem mentioned a while ago, and Insightful
> support had a fix for it.
> 
As far as I am aware, there is no fix, except upgrade to S-Plus 6.2.
The problem is related to a Windows 2000 security patch (although I
think I have seen mention of it occurring with Windows XP also).

There is a workaround, and that is to precede every number with a
leading zero.

Ray Brownrigg