Variable assignment results in different notation for positive and negative values.

dennemanr — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:14:16 GMT

Hello,

I've run into something strange with value assignment of variables. The notation of a negative variable differs from that of a positive one. The following script results in vPos = 0.05 where vNeg = -0,05. This is problematic when using the variable in charts.

The expected result is vPos = 0.05 and vNeg = -0.05. Instead of the comma notation in vNeg.

I'm running the Qlik Sense Novermber 2025 patch 2.

SET ThousandSep='.'; SET DecimalSep=','; SET MoneyThousandSep='.'; SET MoneyDecimalSep=','; SET MoneyFormat='€ #.##0,00;€ -#.##0,00'; SET TimeFormat='hh:mm:ss'; SET DateFormat='DD-MM-YYYY'; SET TimestampFormat='DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm:ss[.fff]'; SET FirstWeekDay=0; SET BrokenWeeks=0; SET ReferenceDay=4; SET FirstMonthOfYear=1; SET CollationLocale='nl-NL'; SET CreateSearchIndexOnReload=1; SET MonthNames='jan;feb;mrt;apr;mei;jun;jul;aug;sep;okt;nov;dec'; SET LongMonthNames='januari;februari;maart;april;mei;juni;juli;augustus;september;oktober;november;december'; SET DayNames='ma;di;wo;do;vr;za;zo'; SET LongDayNames='maandag;dinsdag;woensdag;donderdag;vrijdag;zaterdag;zondag'; SET NumericalAbbreviation='3:k;6:M;9:G;12:T;15:P;18:E;21:Z;24:Y;-3:m;-6:μ;-9:n;-12:p;-15:f;-18:a;-21:z;-24:y'; let vPos = 0.05; let vNeg = -0.05;

Re: Variable assignment results in different notation for positive and negative values.

dennemanr — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:25:12 GMT

I've figured it out.

The - in -0.05 performs and operation after which the value changes to respect the decimal point notation in the script. When vPos is written as 1*0.05 the notation changes to 0,05 as well.

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Variable assignment results in different notation for positive and negative values.

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