Installing QWFIX SDK

Run the installer of "QWFIX SDK & Tools" to install QWFIX SDK.

QWFIX_J Pure Java SDK

There is no separate package for QWFIX_J pure Java SDK. The Java jar files, sample codes and documentations can only be installed by running the installer program on Window and installed with .Net version of SDK.

The QWFIX_J SDK is pure Java and runs on any major OS platforms. Developer only need to copy the jar files over to the specific platform for development or production use.

The reason we don't provide a separate package is that user will need at least one Windows bix anyway, for the following reasons:

1. QWFIX Repository Server, the centralized service that manages all QWFIX related configurations is currently only running on Window, as a service.
2. All GUI based configuration tools, monitoring tools and management tools are Windows only.

We need to force users to run installer on Windows to utilize the potential of QWFIX system to the maximum extent.

.Net on Linux with Mono Installed

The QWFIX core libraries are completely Linux compatible. All samples in QWFIX SDK can compile and run on Linux platform with latest Mono installed*.

As expected, GUI tools may have difficulties running on Linux. It may work if Wine is installed and properly configured. At this time, we recommend getting a Windows box and run configuration tools on it.

Note: Linux Mono support requires a separate package, which will only be distributed at the request of the customer.

The SDK Tools

QWFIX SDK comes with several built in tools.

QWFIX Enterprise Manager is a GUI tool that manages the configuration stored in the centralized Repository Server.

QWFIX RTAnalyzer is the real-time monitoring and management tool that manages the running QWFIX enabled processes and monitors the intra-day FIX message flow and order flow in real-time.

QWFIX Local Log Viewer can be used to view the local event log generated by QWFIX Repository Server.

The SDK Folder

Once the "QWFIX SDK & Tools" is installed in the local system. A group "QWFIX" will appear in the "Programs" of the Windows "Start" menu.

In the "QWFIX" group there is a link to "QWFIX.Net SDK Folder" and a link to "QWFIX_J SDK Folder". User can open SDK folder of the specified platform by clicking the corresponding link. The SDK is always installed under users "personal folder" (the special "My Documents" folder).

Contents of QWFIX.Net SDK Folder

The SDK folder contains 3 sub-folders.

• bin
  The "bin" folder contains all QWFIX .Net SDK Libraries. Developers are required to add libraries (dll assemblies) in this folder to the "References" of their .Net projects in order to develop QWFIX enabled application.
• CompiledSchemas
  The "CompiledSchemas" folder contains a set of pre-compiled FIX schemas. For more information about compiled schemas, read "Compiling FIX Schemas".
• Samples
  The "Samples" folder contains QWFIX SDK samples in C# .Net. Solutions for both Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 are included.

Contents of QWFIX_J SDK Folder

The SDK folder contains two sub-folders.

• bin
  The Java library in one "jar file".
• Samples
  The samples in Java and the compiled FIX schema source files.

Documentation

Full documentation is installed with QWFIX SDK & Tools. User can browse documentation through a link under "QWFIX" group in the "Start" -> "Programs" menu.

QWFIX has the most details documentation. The documentation consists of user manuals, administrator manuals, tutorials, code snippets, white papers and detail API documentation for QWFIX.Net and QWFIX_J.