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Thanks Rolf, Is there an official process to comment and/or submit proposals or is this forum the right place to do so? Are there also some deadlines for this process? Tanks, Marc > Marc, > > you will find the proposal online at: > > http://www.fixprotocol.org/documents/4267/FAST%201.2%20Extension%20Prop- > osal%20v5.pdf > > Best, Rolf > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
