Hi Wirt

The current convention in Europe seems to be to just use the three
character Currency Codes for any international communication, or cross
border invoicing etc. And thus dropping pound signs and dollar signs
completely.

You can find the most common list at

http://publications.eu.int/code/en/en-5000700.htm

or a full list at (watch the wrap)

http://www.bsi-global.com/Portfolio+of+Products+and+Services/Books+Guides
/Consumer/th42090.xalter

Using three character codes is great for formatting, and you don't have
to worry about localised character sets. If you actually prefix the
amount with a currency code there is an intervening space character. The
Currency Code should always prefix the amount.

CR & DR are normally trailing ie. EUR nnnnnn.nn CR with a space between
the last numeral and CR

Punctuation, as there were many conventions of where commas were used to
break up amounts into millions and thousands, the current standard is to
drop all punctuation apart from the decimal point and to insert spaces.
Although if you want to get messy there is an EU agreement to use the
comma as a decimal point.

parentheses  for negative amounts go around the numbers not around the
Currency Code, its the amount that's negative not the currency. Although
these days :-)

Signs, now you've got me, I cant find a trace of any official position
leading or trailing, both seem acceptable, although leading seems to be
the most common use. If it is leading it seems to be used justified up
to the amount, if trailing always seems to have a space before it.

So a negative 2 million US Dollars could be

USD -2 000 000.00
USD 2 000 000.00 -
USD (2 000 000.00)
USD 2 000 000.00 DR


Alan


In article <[log in to unmask]>, Wirt Atmar
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>Tracy writes:
>
>> here's a start, but no euros...
>>  http://www.intuitive.com/globalsoftware/gs-chap4.html
>
>Yes, it's a start. As the author of the page says, "With differences in
>language, notational conventions, word ordering, color cues, and even
>variation in
>icons, the amount of knowledge required is substantial."
>
>But I still am shy of what I need.
>
>Wirt Atmar
>
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