FIXML DTD to Cobol record

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Imported from previous forum

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Hi,

Can you please tell me or guide me how to:

  1. Convert FIXML DTD (vesrion 4.4) to cobol message structures for all message types i.e. to generate equivalent cobol data structure from FIXML DTD autometically.

  2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.

Thanks and warm regards,
Niroj Pradhan

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Niroj,

This is a simple sample Document Type Definition (MyFIX.dtd):

<?xml version="1.0"?>

This is a simple sample XML which shall use the above DTD

<?xml version="1.0"?> Mahesh Niroj 8=FIX.4.2^... 55=ABC^... 10=098

Now you want a Cobol copybook (MYFIX.COBOL) like

  1.    FIX_MESSAGE. 
 10.        FIX_HEADER. 
         20.        FIX_VERSION                PIC X(10). 
                 88        VERSION_FIX40        VALUE 'FIX.4.0' 
                 88        VERSION_TIF        VALUE 'FIXT.5.0' 
         20.        BODY_LENGTH                PIC N(6). 
         20.        FIX_MESG_TYPE        PIC XXX. 
                 88        MESG_TYPE_LOGON        VALUE 'A'. 
 10.        FIX_MESG_BODY. 
         20        TICKER_SYMBOL                PIC X(20). 
 10        FIX_MESG_TRAILER. 
         20        FIX_CHECKSUM                PIX NNN.

which you want to use like COPY MYFIX. What language are you planning to use to develop this converter? I know how to do it using Java-XML tools. You would also need a bidirectional FIX-TCP to COBOL adapter which would convert FIXML message to COBOL record and call a Cobol program passing the Cobol record which it constructed using the values in the FIXML and convert from Cobol program output to FIXML record and “run” the FIX session - ie. send it to counterparty.

Regarding “2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.”, I did not get it, I would use a DTD to validate a message, I would have a Java program convert my Cobol data into a FIXML / XML message and check it using the DTD before sending it on the wire.

Correct me if my assumptions about your EAI project are incorrect.

Regards,
K. Mahesh

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Hi,

Can you please tell me or guide me how to:

  1. Convert FIXML DTD (vesrion 4.4) to cobol message structures for all
    message types i.e. to generate equivalent cobol data structure from
    FIXML DTD autometically.

  2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.

Thanks and warm regards, Niroj Pradhan

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Hi,

Can you please tell me or guide me how to:

  1. Convert FIXML DTD (vesrion 4.4) to cobol message structures for all
    message types i.e. to generate equivalent cobol data structure from
    FIXML DTD autometically.

  2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.

Thanks and warm regards, Niroj Pradhan

I would strongly suggest that you wrap you interface to FixML in C/C++ or any other language with good XML handling and use that to map to fixed structs that can map onto Cobol records.

Hugh Kennedy.

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[ original email was from george wishart - george.wishart@orcsoftware.com ]
Niroj,

CameronFIX offers a FIXml module that can handle this. UBS has been testing with it in Europe. Please contact me directly if you would like the evaluation version of this.

George Wishart
212-792-5473

Hi,

Can you please tell me or guide me how to:

  1. Convert FIXML DTD (vesrion 4.4) to cobol message structures for all
    message types i.e. to generate equivalent cobol data structure from
    FIXML DTD autometically.

  2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.

Thanks and warm regards, Niroj Pradha

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Hi Niroj,

I’m really interested in the business case behind your need to convert between COBOL and FIX.
Can you shade some light on the issue?

Ophir

Hi,

Can you please tell me or guide me how to:

  1. Convert FIXML DTD (vesrion 4.4) to cobol message structures for all
    message types i.e. to generate equivalent cobol data structure from
    FIXML DTD autometically.

  2. Convert FIXML DTD to standard xml message structure.

Thanks and warm regards, Niroj Pradhan