Number::Format - Convert numbers to strings with pretty formatting

Version: 1.10

WHAT IS IT

Number::Format is a library for formatting numbers.  Functions are
provided for converting numbers to strings in a variety of ways, and to
convert strings that contain numbers back into numeric form.  The output
formats may include thousands separators - characters inserted between
each group of three characters counting right to left from the decimal
point.  The characters used for the decimal point and the thousands
separator come from the locale information or can be specified by the
user.

Also of note is the format_picture command which converts a number into
a string using a "picture" string that you provide.  This is similar to
the PRINT USING statement that some versions of BASIC have.


BUILDING/INSTALLING

This package is set up to configure and build like a typical Perl
extension.  To build:

        perl Makefile.PL
	make && make test && make install
	make install

NOTE: You may need super-user access to install.


PROBLEMS/BUG REPORTS

Please send any reports of problems or bugs to wrw@bayview.com.


CREDITS AND LICENSES

This package is copyright 1997-8 by William R. Ward <wrw@bayview.com>
and may be distributed under terms of the Artistic License used to cover
Perl itself.  See the file Artistic in the distribution of Perl 5.002 or
later for details of copy and distribution terms.


CHANGE HISTORY

This is version 1.10:

* Add object oriented interface and support for POSIX locales.

* NOTE: Some aspects of the API have changed.  Please reread the
  documentation carefully if you used 1.0 previously!!!

Initial version 1.0:

* Limited release beta version.
