Errata 2.22 says that textStandardDecimalSeparator must be set if pattern contains a '.' but it must also be set if the pattern contains 'E' or '@' as these on their own can cause a decimal separator to be output (due to use of significant digits logic). Errata needs to be updated to reflect this.

Regards

Steve Hanson
Architect, Data Format Description Language (DFDL)
Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group
IBM SWG, Hursley, UK
smh@uk.ibm.com
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