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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We use QuickFIXn with FIX44 and have a problem in reading a group with a non-required field as the first element.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We get the error message:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Group 897's first entry does not start with delimiter 11</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the data dictionary the group is specified as :-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515;background:white;mso-highlight:white">group</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">name</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">NoTrades</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">required</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Y</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white"> <</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515;background:white;mso-highlight:white">field</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">name</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">ClOrdID</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">required</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">N</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
/></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white"> <</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515;background:white;mso-highlight:white">field</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">name</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">OrigClOrdID</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">required</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">N</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
/></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white"> <</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#A31515;background:white;mso-highlight:white">field</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">name</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">OrderID</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">required</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Y</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
/></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In some messages, we receive <span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">ClOrdID</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span> as the first element of the
group which we read without error,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and in other cases we get <span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">OrigClOrdID</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span> as first element which
fails.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have discussed with the sender and they can’t change their specifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is there any way we can address this issue?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps by not relying on the <span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
required</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue;background:white;mso-highlight:white">N</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"</span>
elements as the delimiter of the group?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any pointers or suggestions will be very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sahil Neb<o:p></o:p></p>
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