Re: True Integer, Double

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> RC wrote:
>> I have some text data look like this (written by some
>> retiree in Fortran)
>> I need to convert them into XML file
>>
>> 1295   1     38.23     39.26     41.10     43.82     47.50     45.29
>>
>> Which means data starts from
>> <event data="1995-12-1 00:00:00" value="38.23" />
>> <event data="1995-12-1 06:00:00" value=" 39.26" />
>> <event data="1995-12-1 12:00:00" value=" 41.10" />
>> <event data="1995-12-1 18:00:00" value=" 43.82" />
>> <event data="1995-12-2 00:00:00" value=" 47.50" />
>> <event data="1995-12-2 06:00:00" value=" 45.29" />
>>
>> Now, you can see column 0 and column 1(1st and 2nd columns)
>> are TRUE Integer.
>> After column 2 (3rd column) are TRUE Double.
> 
> That looks completely trivial to me.
....

In so far as there is any difficulty, it lies in lack of specification.
What is the syntax for a "TRUE Integer"? What is the syntax for a "TRUE
Double"? Is there any overlap between them, and if so what should be
done with strings in the overlap? Is internationalization required?

Patricia