Microsoft KB Archive/134646

Road Atlas 4.0: Cannot Enter Fuel Costs Less Than One Dollar

PSS ID Number: Q134646 Article last modified on 11-08-1995

4.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

In Road Atlas, you receive the following error message when you change the Route Settings Fuel tab or Route Wizard fuel to a cost less than $1.00:

The value you specified is too small.

When you click OK, the dollar amount changes to 0,04$.

= CAUSE =

This occurs when the Windows International settings are set to

Country: Canada (French) Language: French Canadian

or when the decimal separator is set as a comma.

= RESOLUTION =

To correct this problem, change the decimal separator from a comma to a period using the instructions for your version of Windows.

Windows 95

 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click the Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Regional Settings.
 * 3) Click the Number Tab.
 * 4) Change the Decimal Symbol to a period. Click Apply.
 * 5) Restart your computer, if necessary.

Windows 3.x

 * 1) Double-click the Control Panel, usually located in the Main group.
 * 2) Double-click the International icon.
 * 3) In the International - Number Format dialog box, click Change.
 * 4) Change the Decimal Separator from a comma to a period.
 * 5) Click OK to close the Number Format window.
 * 6) Click OK to close the Control Panel.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Automap Road Atlas version 4.0 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= MORE INFORMATION =

If Microsoft Automap Road Atlas for Windows is configured to use liters instead of gallons, the default fuel cost per liter is $0,36. Similarly, if the program is configured for gallons, the same error message is displayed, but the amount changes to 0,04$.

The conversion results vary with the dollar amount entered.

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