Re: [Quickfix-developers] Compile error in Exceptions.h

[Djalma S. F. <drs...@gm...>]

>> Error        1       error C2664: 'FormatMessage' : cannot convert
parameter
>> 5 from 'char [2048]' to 'LPTSTR'
>> c:\source\quickfix\quickfix
>
> \include\quickfix\Exceptions.h    247


Brian,

It seems to be an error related to unicode.
You cannot compile quickfix with unicode.
Thus, in your project settings go to:

Configuration Properties | General | Character Set
and change it to Use Multi-Byte Character Set.

BR,
Djalma

On 10/31/06, Oren Miller <or...@qu...> wrote:
>
> QuickFIX Documentation:
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/index.html
> QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
>
> Were you also trying to create a custom message?  Were you ever able
> to compile your project?
>
> --oren
>
> On Oct 31, 2006, at 2:22 AM, briancurtin wrote:
>
> > QuickFIX Documentation: http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/
> > html/index.html
> > QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
> >
> >
> > I'm seeing this same issue currently and I was wondering if Mike
> > Smith or
> > anyone else has come across it and would be willing to pass on a
> > hint or
> > two.
> >
> > I'm new to QuickFIX (and FIX on the whole) and this is the first
> > application
> > I'm writing from scratch, using the tradeclient example somewhat as
> > a guide
> > in places. Everything else in my project compiles fine, it's just
> > the error
> > that Mike has below is holding things back.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brian Curtin
> >
> > What causes this FormatMessage error to
> >
> > Mike Smith-14 wrote:
> >>
> >> QuickFIX Documentation:
> >> http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/index.html
> >> QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
> >>
> >> I'm currently writing a Session Acceptor program in Visual Studio
> >> 2005
> >> C++.  I wanted to create a custom message type to pass back to the
> >> initiator.  So, what I did was...
> >>
> >> 1.  Create a TraderLogon.h file under quickfix_vs8->Message->Message
> >> Header->fix42.
> >> 2.  Update MessageCracker.h under the same directory structure.
> >> 3.  Updated Values.h under Field Header Files directory.
> >>
> >> I then compiled quickfix_vs8 and everything was fine.
> >>
> >> I then went to compile my acceptor application and got the following
> >> error.
> >>
> >> Error        1       error C2664: 'FormatMessage' : cannot convert
> parameter
> >> 5 from 'char [2048]' to 'LPTSTR'
> >> c:\source\quickfix\quickfix\include\quickfix\Exceptions.h    247
> >>
> >> I couldn't figure out how to get past this, so I backed out all my
> >> changes and recompiled quickfix_vs8.  I then recompiled my acceptor
> >> application, but I still get the same error.
> >>
> >> I know this is pretty obscure, but does anyone know how I might
> >> get past
> >> this?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Mike
>
>
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