[Quickfix-developers] Updated fixprotocol.org

[Richard <in...@ri...>]

Hi all,

I remembered some email from Oren about not having good machine readable 
format available for the FIX protocol definitions.

Just Thursday there was an event in Amsterdam for the Dutch professional 
investment community. Featured was a presentation from Kevin Houstoun, 
Consultant Citigroup, co-Chair Global Technical Committee, FIX Protocol Ltd.

He announced the updated website for www.fixprotocol.org, which to many, 
including myself, now is database driven and the protocol definitions 
are generated from a database (no not Access).

Which means that de specifications are now downloadable as word, XML, 
DTD, XSD, XSL and HTML. Kevin also told about being able to check any 
errors or loops by including fields twice are now easier found by use of 
some software programs that check the message formats.

Check the new website and the specifications repository. Check Kevin's 
presentation at 
http://www.fixprotocol.org/documents/835/FIX%20Repository.ppt

Just wanted to share this....

Richard