[Quickfix-developers] newbie question - logging on to server

[RL <ric...@gm...>]

Greetings.  I am just beginning development using QuickFix (.NET c#) and 
my first step is to try to successfully log into the server.  
Unfortunately, the exchange I'm using doesn't conform entirely to the 
FIX standard, and so I'm trying to diagnose why I'm currently unable to 
log on and it may have something to do with the extra fields the 
exchange requires.  I was hoping someone could just tell me if I have 
the correct methodology here:

1) I create a SocketInitiator, passing in the settings file which 
specifies the ip_address and port of the server
2) I then call start() on the initiator
3) In *toAdmin*() I put the following check, because my exchange 
requires additional fields for logon messages:

public void toAdmin(QuickFix.Message __p1, SessionID __p2)
{
    if (__p1 is Logon) {
        __p1.setField(new IntField(95, m_SessionPassword.Length));    // 
RawDataLength
        __p1.setField(new StringField(96, m_SessionPassword));        // 
RawData
    }
    AddCustomHeaderFields(__p1);
    AddCustomTailFields(__p1);
}

I also have functions that add header/tail fields that my exchange 
requires.  Here's where I'm uncertain of what I *should* be seeing 
versus what I'm actually seeing.  About 2 seconds after this message is 
sent, *onLogout *is called (but *fromAdmin *or *fromApp *is NEVER 
called).  Does this mean that there is something fundamentally wrong 
with my setup (and so it's never even establishing the physical 
connection to the server)?  I would think if I was forgetting a field, 
or misusing an exchange-specific field, I would get a message in 
*fromAdmin *or *fromApp *-- but these are never called, only *onLogout 
*is called.  Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance