# u20b9 user exit

The u20b9 user exit converts international
currency punctuation (#1.000,00) to American punctuation ($1,000.00).

## Syntax

```
american.format = oconv(intl.format, ’u20b9’)
american.format = oconv(intl.format, ’u20b9; char’)
```

## Description

- char is converted to a $.

- . (periods) are converted to , (commas).

- , (commas) are converted to . (decimal points).Note: This converts the punctuation only. It does not convert values at the prevailing exchange rates.

## See also

- [set-num-format command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/set-num-format-command/)
- [u10b9 user exit](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/u10b9-user-exit/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/u20b9-user-exit/ - part of the D3Codex reference.