--- /tmp/bargraph.pl	2008-10-22 11:15:45.000000000 +0100
+++ /home/dwmalone/work/addr/scripts/bargraph.pl	2008-10-22 11:15:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
             die "Column $column out of bounds" if ($column > 1 + $#columns);
             $val_string = $columns[$column - 1];
         }
-    } elsif (/^\s*(.+)\s+([-\d\.]+)\s*$/) {
+    } elsif (/^\s*(.+)\s+([-e\d\.]+)\s*$/) {
         $bmark = $1;
         $val_string = $2;
         # remove leading spaces, and escape quotes
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 
     # strip out trailing %
     $val_string =~ s/%$//;
-    if ($val_string !~ /^[-\d\.]+$/) {
+    if ($val_string !~ /^[-e\d\.]+$/) {
         print STDERR "WARNING: non-numeric value \"$val_string\" for $bmark\n";
     }