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> That's why I was suggesting that if > there is to be another FAST version, it might be a good update to move > the template id to the beginning of the message and you can even set it > to NULL if it is to be copied from a previous message. That doesn't make sense. A NULL value means the field is not present in this record. The TID must be present. A zero PMAP bit for a field means the field is not present _on the wire_. To answer your earlier question, "Yes there are FAST data sources that omit the TID on the wire, relying on the implicit copy operator for the template ID. For this to work, the PMAP must come first. If this is a problem for your implementation, I might respectfully suggest you change your implementation rather than trying to change the protocol. Dale [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.
