Re: [Quickfix-developers] tag 11 format restrictions and new clordid in cxl and repl msg

[Joerg T. <Joe...@ma...>]

Asim wrote:
> [...]
> Also some firms have diff requirement in cxl messages..like they never
> want a new clorderid in cxl message and no new clorderid in cxl/replace
> msg allowed while reducing quantity, Looks like violating fix rules?

Yes, in this case they violate the rules. But there are many FIX implementations which 
violate the spec in one or another way. QuickFIX is fully compliant at the session level 
(except for bugs of course), but on the application level you are at your own.

> Another prob is some firms restrict the client sides to format their
> clorder like yyyymmdd-999, whereas others leave it on order sending
> firm's discretion.
> So I was wondering if quickfix has the capability to cope with these
> variant requirements?

Perhaps some extra functions to ease application level development would make sense, but 
not as a part of the core QF API.

Cheers, Jörg

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