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> > > > I would be happy to contribute to FIX message examples repository. > > > > > > > Is there a single place where one can browse example FIX > > > > > messages. I'm specifically on the lookout for REPO, FRA and FX > > > > > order messages. I have read vol 7 extensively but I think it > > > > > would be convenient and helpful to others to have an examples > > > > > section for the fixprotocol.org website (if one doesn't already > > > > > exist that I'm unaware of :/ ) > > > > This is a great idea - would you want to help with its creation. > > > > We have a set of example FIXML messages and there are some FIX > > > > message files - but I think a higher quality, more well maintained > > > > set of examples is called for. Maybe there are some other like > > > > minded volunteers that would like to participate in creating > > > > similar content that could then be maintained as part of the > > > > standard FIX offering. > > > Yes, I would be happy to contribute commented messages to such a > > > repository. > > The new FIXwiki -- http://fixwiki.fixprotocol.org -- has a list of > messages and a page for each. At the bottom of the page is a place for > notes. This would be an excellent place to start. You must register to > login to the wiki, after that, it's pretty straight forward if you are > familiar with Wikipedia type sites. > > If we have enough folks interested (which seems likely), we can put some > thought into a more structured approach that includes things like > category tagging and linking between message examples, etc. If there > were a half dozen people interested in/willing to do part-time editorial > tasks we could probably come up with very useful addition to the toolbox > fairly quickly. > > BN Hello, Before I start populating the wiki with example messages, how (and where) would you suggest I add them? For example, on http://fixwiki.fixprotocol.org/index.php/NewOrderSingle I could add a section called 'Examples per Exchange' (or some catchy title!) and add a 35=D example which we (Baxter) expect, and hope that other exchanges add their format too? Do you have any ideas on this one? Cheers, Christiaan [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.
