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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Looking at the FIX42.XML file I see fields with enums defined like this:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'><</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515'>field</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red'>number</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>=</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>"<span style='color:blue'>329</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:red'>name</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>DueToRelated</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:red'>type</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>BOOLEAN</span>"<span style='color:blue'>></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'> <</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515'>value</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red'>enum</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>=</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>"<span style='color:blue'>Y</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:red'>description</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>HALT_WAS_DUE_TO_RELATED_SECURITY_BEING_HALTED</span>"<span style='color:blue'>/></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'> <</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515'>value</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red'>enum</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>=</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>"<span style='color:blue'>N</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><span style='color:red'>description</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>HALT_WAS_NOT_RELATED_TO_A_HALT_OF_THE_RELATED_SECURITY</span>"<span style='color:blue'>/></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'></</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515'>field</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there a reason why the enum description is in all upper case with no spaces? When I define a custom field, should I use all uppercase with no spaces in my descriptions too?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abel/Noser Solutions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>646-884-6476<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>