Re: [Quickfix-developers] quickfix message flow question

[Joerg T. <Joe...@ma...>]

Hi Scott,

> The counterparty I am dealing with decided they need to alter the FIX
> spec (added field here, changed field from required to conditional
> there).
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> My intent was to utilize the fromApp() method (java implementation) to
> add or subtract the required fields before cracking the message.
> Unfortunately, this method is never reached when I receive the offendin=
g
> messages.  The log shows the messages received and my rejection message=
s
> sent, but the breakpoint in fromApp() never hits.  Does quickfix just
> kick them out ahead of time (sending a reject message back to the
> counterparty) and if so, is there some way to access the message instea=
d
> (my counterparty does not support reject messages.)  Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Incoming messages are validated against the data dictionary. So I would s=
uggest to adapt=20
the data dictionary to match your counterparty FIX spec.

Cheers, J=F6rg

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