Re: [Quickfix-users] switching ordType

[Grant B. <gbi...@co...>]

And the compile error is...?


On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Bobby Richards
<bob...@gm...> wrote:
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> I am trying to build a new order based on a conditional value from a db.  I can create the order manually with no problem if I hard code in the order type
>
> //Create FIX44 message
>        FIX44::NewOrderSingle newOrder(
>            FIX::ClOrdID(ordID),
>            FIX::Side(side),
>            FIX::TransactTime(),
>            FIX::OrdType(FIX::OrdType_MARKET)
>        );
>
> dealing with the side if I do the following it works no problem as well:
> FIX::Side side;
> ...
>  switch(atoi(row->Get(4))) //where row->Get(4) is an int from a mysql database
>         {
>             case 1: side = FIX::Side_BUY; break;
>             case 2: side = FIX::Side_SELL; break;
>             case 5: side = FIX::Side_SELL_SHORT; break;
>         }
> However if I try the same with OrdType i get a compile error
> Tried all three;
> FIX::OrdType ordType;
> const char ordType;
> char ordType;
> switch(atoi(row->Get(2)))
>         {
>             case 1: ordType = FIX::OrdType_MARKET; break;
>             case 2: ordType = FIX::OrdType_LIMIT; break;
>             case 3: ordType = FIX::OrdType_STOP; break;
>         }
> Thanks in advance
> Bobby
>
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