[Quickfix-users] message replay

[AW <aar...@gm...>]

Hi

I'm creating a simple client to receive execution reports from a
vendor. QuickFix has performed fantastically. In order to recover from
logic errors on my side when loading the execution reports Id like to
be able to restart at any point during the day and replay all
execution reports I've already seen.

Im looking for a strategy to replay the day's messages out of the
message store each time I startup my application.  Ive been able to
iterate through a file store and read in the messages, but I cant find
a way to restore the messages to the correct type (ie Id like to be
able to a call crack on the message as if it was new).

Is there built-in replay functionality? Is hitting the file store and
reading in the raw messages a safe/recommended way to go about this?

thanks,
--aaron