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Re: Length of ClOrdID - tag 11 - URGENT?
Scott Atwell / American Century Investments <>
25 May 2005 8:50AM ET

> Is this length based on FIX version. Did it have any limitations for FIX
> 4.1 and that now it has been relaxed?
> In FIX 4.1 it says Clorid as char but in 4.2 it is a string.

Prior to FIX 4.2, all alphanumeric data types were referred to as 'char'. In FIX 4.2, those which were > 1 character had their data type renamed to 'String' leaving 'char' to only refer to single character fields. The spec has never specified field length limits to these identifiers.

Length of ClOrdID - tag 11 - URGENT?
Hari R / Covansys   24 May 2005 10:42AM ET

Re: Length of ClOrdID - tag 11 - URGENT?
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Hari R / Covansys   24 May 2005 9:26PM ET

Re: Length of ClOrdID - tag 11 - URGENT?
Mitchell Budwick / Consultant   25 May 2005 8:45AM ET

Re: Length of ClOrdID - tag 11 - URGENT?
Scott Atwell / American Century Investments   25 May 2005 8:50AM ET