Money! datatype has no currency prefix

[rebolbot]

Submitted by: PeterWood

The Money! datatype has an optional currency prefix in Rebol 2. It appears to have been removed in Rebol 3.

If this is not just an omission, the entry about Money! in DocBase should make this clear.

I will happily update DocBase to reflect this behaviour if this is intentional.

In R2:

> > dosh: USD$1000.00
> > == USD$1000.00
> > probe first dosh
> > "USD"
> > == "USD"
> > probe second dosh
> > 1000.0
> > == 1000.0

In R3:

> > dosh: USD$1000.00
> > *\* Syntax error: Invalid "money" -- "USD$1000.00"
> > *\* Near: (line 1) dosh: USD$1000.00
> > 
> > dosh: $1000.00
> > == $1000.00
> > 
> > probe first dosh
> > *\* Script error: cannot use pick on money! value
> > *\* Where: first
> > *\* Near: first dosh

^{CC – Data [ Version: alpha 32 Type: Issue Platform: All Category: n/a Reproduce: Always Fixed-in:none ]}

[rebolbot]

Submitted by: BrianH

Bug #250 also refers to this.

We need to discuss in R3 chat about whether this is (or should be) an intentional change to the money! type. Waiting on that discussion.