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Hi all, Here is a small extension proposal aimed at making things easier for FAST decoder writers: a MaxLength string attribute FAST compilers need to know the maximum string size for a field in order to be able to use pre-allocated string buffers in memory. Generally this maximum string size is given in the user documentation going with the FAST templates but it should also be in the templates so that compilers can get that information and use it. On the same topic, Min/Max attributes for integers would be a good thing too. Or maybe smaller types like Integer8 and Integer16 would be enough. I know some people would rather like to remove and not add new features but I think it's better to improve what we already have. BTW is there a page somewhere with the all the officials 1.2 extension proposals? Marc [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FIX-Protocol?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
