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Indeed, you were right, it is a localization problem. By setting LC_CTYPE=en in the environment, I can launch IDV. I tried the other localization parameters and it seems to be this one that matters. In my usual settings, all the localization parameters are set to fr_FR.
Hi Bernard, We have a fix in for this that will be in the next release. -Jeff