Re: [Quickfix-developers] Adding Custom Message to Fix42.xml and handling in application

[Brian E. <azz...@ya...>]

This was supposed to be added to the QF documentation, but never
was. I put together a tutorial on custom messages a few years back, and
as QF hasn't really changed much since then, it should still work fine.

http://www.nabble.com/Custom-Messages-Classes-Tutorial-td13495584.html

- Brian Erst


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From: Nikhil Chitnis <nik...@gm...>
To: QuickFix Developers <qui...@li...>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:29:53 AM
Subject: [Quickfix-developers] Adding Custom Message to Fix42.xml and handling in application

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Hi,

I have a specific requirement to add a custom message and handle the response for the same. I have done following so far - 

In the Fix42.xml I have added following - 
In the <messages>
section,:
<!-- ============================== -->
<!-- Begin Custom Messages -->
<message name="MyCustomPositionReport" msgtype="MCM59" msgcat="app">
<field name="MyCustomPositionRequestId" required="Y" />
<group name="MyCustomPositionGroup" required="N">
<field name="Account" required="Y" />
<field name="SecurityID" required="N" />
<field name="WorkingLong" required="Y"/>
<field name="WorkingShort" required="Y"/>
<field name="OpenPosition" required="Y"/>
<field name="AvgPx" required="N"/>
<field name="SecurityExchange" required="N"/>
<field name="Symbol" require="N"/>
<field name="MaturityMonthYear" required="N"/>
</group>
</message>
<message name="MyCustomPositionRequest" msgtype="MCM60" msgcat="app">
<field name="MyCustomPositionRequestId" required="Y" />
<group name="MyCustomAccountGroup" required="Y">
<field name="Account" required="Y" />
</group>
</message>
<!-- End Custom Messages -->
<!-- ============================ -->
and in the fields section I have added following - 


<!-- ============================== -->
<!-- Begin Custom Messages Fields -->
<field number="1102400" name="MyCustomPositionGroup" type="INT" />
<field number="1102500" name="MyCustomAccountGroup" type="INT" />
<field number="1102600" name="MyCustomPositionRequestId" type="INT"/>
<field number="1101700" name="OpenPosition" type= "INT"/>
<field number="1101800" name="WorkingLong" type="INT"/>
<field number="1101900" name="WorkingShort" type="INT"/>
<!-- End Custom Messages Fields -->
<!-- ============================ -->

I am using C# (2.0) for development and after making the changes in the xml file, I have rebuild the quickfix solution. When I am using the dll in the project, I am not getting the class for MyCustomPositionReport and request. Is there anything else I have to do so that I will get this working?

Thanks in advance,

Regards
Niks.