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[Quickfix-users] Suggested documentation change

[James W. <wi...@ra...>]

 Folks,

   Just a quick suggestion for a change to the documentation.
I'm coding a new FIX connection to a vendor that defines some
non-standard fields in its messages.  The QuickFIX documents
describe how to define new fields in your C++ codes but they
never mention that you also need to edit your XML dictionary
to reflect the new fields.  I suppose this should have been
obvious, but I pulled my hair out over it for half an hour or
so before figuring it out.  It might be worthwhile to add a
note to that effect in the section on "User Defined Fields."

best,
Jim Wiggs

Re: [Quickfix-users] Suggested documentation change

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

Hi Jim,

>    Just a quick suggestion for a change to the documentation.
> I'm coding a new FIX connection to a vendor that defines some
> non-standard fields in its messages.  The QuickFIX documents
> describe how to define new fields in your C++ codes but they
> never mention that you also need to edit your XML dictionary
> to reflect the new fields.  I suppose this should have been
> obvious, but I pulled my hair out over it for half an hour or
> so before figuring it out.  It might be worthwhile to add a
> note to that effect in the section on "User Defined Fields."

I guess you finally managed to get this running. So it would be a good idea
if you could add an article to the WikiFIX on

	http://www.quickfixengine.org/wiki

This could be a starting point for the final QF documentation change.

Cheers, Jörg

-- 
Joerg Thoennes
                                http://macd.com
Tel.: +49 (0)241 44597-24      Macdonald Associates GmbH
Fax : +49 (0)241 44597-10      Lothringer Str. 52, D-52070 Aachen

Re: [Quickfix-users] Suggested documentation change

[James W. <wi...@wi...>]

 Hello Joerg,

   I'll be happy to do this tonight.  I'll add it under the
link name "AddingNonstandardTags" unless you have a better
suggestion.  Should it go in the FAQ?

best,
Jim

On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 04:47, Joerg Thoennes wrote:
> QuickFIX Documentation: http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/i=
ndex.html
> QuickFIX FAQ: http://www.quickfixengine.org/wikifix/index.php?QuickFixFAQ
> QuickFIX Support: http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
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> Hi Jim,
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> >    Just a quick suggestion for a change to the documentation.
> > I'm coding a new FIX connection to a vendor that defines some
> > non-standard fields in its messages.  The QuickFIX documents
> > describe how to define new fields in your C++ codes but they
> > never mention that you also need to edit your XML dictionary
> > to reflect the new fields.  I suppose this should have been
> > obvious, but I pulled my hair out over it for half an hour or
> > so before figuring it out.  It might be worthwhile to add a
> > note to that effect in the section on "User Defined Fields."
>=20
> I guess you finally managed to get this running. So it would be a good id=
ea
> if you could add an article to the WikiFIX on
>=20
> 	http://www.quickfixengine.org/wiki
>=20
> This could be a starting point for the final QF documentation change.
>=20
> Cheers, J=F6rg

Re: [Quickfix-users] Suggested documentation change

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

James Wiggs wrote:
>    I'll be happy to do this tonight.  I'll add it under the
> link name "AddingNonstandardTags" unless you have a better
> suggestion.  Should it go in the FAQ?

Would be good to find that there. Choose what you find appropriate. That the way the wiki 
works. Its not difficult to change/rename/rearrange things afterwards. That's XP (eXtreme 
Programming) way of writing docs :-)

Cheers, Jörg

-- 
Joerg Thoennes
                                http://macd.com
Tel.: +49 (0)241 44597-24      Macdonald Associates GmbH
Fax : +49 (0)241 44597-10      Lothringer Str. 52, D-52070 Aachen