Name: rlT66838			Date: 08/01/97


import java.math.*;

public class bd
{
   public static void main(String args[])
   {
      String inString = (args.length>0) ? args[0] : "+0.00";

         BigDecimal bigDec = new BigDecimal(inString);

         System.out.println("inString = " + inString);
         System.out.println("bigDec   = " + bigDec);
   }

}


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