--- src/project.cpp	2007-08-16 11:20:00.000000000 +0200
+++ src/project.cpp	2008-11-10 21:39:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@
 	ifstream ifile;
 	ostringstream intermed;
 	file_trans translator;
+
+	// Store the current locale and switch to "C"
+	
+	static char my_num_locale[32] = "C";
+	strcpy(my_num_locale, setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
 	
 	if (index == 0)		// Automatic detection
 	{
@@ -328,7 +334,13 @@
 	}
 	
 	istringstream interInput(intermed.str());
-	return ReadGPR((* this), interInput, false);
+	bool retval = ReadGPR((* this), interInput, false);
+
+	// Change back to the original locale
+	
+	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, my_num_locale);
+
+	return retval;
 }
 
 bool project::ExportFile(const char * filename, int index)
@@ -337,6 +349,12 @@
 	stringstream intermed;
 	file_trans translator;
 	
+	// Store the current locale and switch to "C"
+	
+	static char my_num_locale[32] = "C";
+	strcpy(my_num_locale, setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
+
 	WriteGPR_v100((* this), intermed);		// this is for openbabel-1.100.2
 	istringstream interInput(intermed.str());
 	
@@ -359,6 +377,10 @@
 		ofile.close();
 	}
 	
+	// Change back to the original locale
+	
+	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, my_num_locale);
+
 	return true;
 }