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

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

As, far as I know this is not possible without changes in quickfix source
code.
But I think that this is a good feature request!

On 11/14/06, Chris Griggs <ch...@gr...> wrote:
>
> QuickFIX Documentation:
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/index.html
> QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
>
>
>
>  I too am getting the error
>
> c:\data\project\include\quickfix/Exceptions.h(249) : error C2664:
> 'FormatMessageW' : cannot convert parameter 5 from 'char [2048]' to
> 'unsigned short *'
>
> using Visual Studio 6. Is there anyway of using QuickFIX with a project
> that is already using Unicode?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Griggs.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* qui...@li... [mailto:
> qui...@li...] *On Behalf Of *Djalma
> Santos Filho
> *Sent:* 31 October 2006 19:20
> *To:* qui...@li...
> *Cc:* Oren Miller
> *Subject:* Re: [Quickfix-developers] Compile error in Exceptions.h
>
> >> 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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