[Quickfix-developers] Question about Fields.h

[Paul W. <Pau...@ma...>]

Hi,

I am running into some incompatibilities between FIX versions and would app=
reciate some recommendations on a workaround.

One of the FIX engines we are connecting to is version 4.2, but has some us=
er-defined fields. I have added those fields to the end of FIX44.xml and re=
-generated Fields.h, Values.h and FieldNumbers.h because that seems to be w=
here it is done.

However, this results in incorrect field definitions for some of the 4.2 me=
ssages. For example in 4.4, CorporateAction is a MultipleValueString, but i=
n 4.2 it is a char.=20

If I try to generate the Fields.h etc files from a modified 4.2 spec then o=
f course none of the 4.4 message definitions compile and I can't support an=
y 4.4 connections.

Is there a way that I can support this 4.2 FIX version with correct Field d=
efinitions, and also maintain compatibility with 4.4 systems, or am I going=
 to need to generate different Fields.h versions for different FIX versions=
 which is a little messy.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Paul Watkins


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