[Quickfix-users] Field order problem. Workarounds?

[David K. <da...@kr...>]

Hello.

I have a slight problem. A counterparty sends a drop copy flow to my
application via fix. In doing so they send the OnBehalfOfSubID (116)
Tag among the body tags. This is of course, strictly  speaking, not
correct according to the FIX specification. But I have no easy way to
force my counterparty to do the right thing, i.e. sending the tag
where it should be and I would prefer just accepting the message.

Normally I would just turn of the data dictionary in the config file,
but as I have repeating groups in the login message it seems
necessary. I could of course turn off the data dictionary directly on
logon, but this maybe is not possible.

I need a workaround until my provider corrects their FIX-handling.

I run the latest release of quickfix (yes, it is old) with the .NET
wrapper (calling it from C#), should that matter. I could of course
get a version from subversion and compile it myself and catch that
specific error, but there maybe is a simpler way in configuration or
calling code? Any ideas?

Cheers
// David