how do i run quickfix examples?

Question

I have installed QuickFix on my mac and am keen to understand the examples that come with it as described here http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/examples.html. The trouble is this documentation is very poor and gives no instructions on 1) which process to start first 2) how to start the 3 applications. Does anyone know where to find instructions for this? Here are my configurations, however when attempting to run the apps i see a "Configuration failed: No sessions defined for acceptor" on the ordermatch side:

executor.cfg:

[DEFAULT]
ConnectionType=acceptor
ReconnectInterval=5
SenderCompID=*
DefaultApplVerID=FIX.5.0

[SESSION]
BeginString=FIXT.1.1
TargetCompID=*
HeartBtInt=5
SocketAcceptPort=56156
SocketConnectHost=127.0.0.1
TransportDataDictionary=/Users/asifshaikh/Downloads/quickfix/spec/FIX50.xml
StartTime=07:00:00
EndTime=23:00:00
FileStorePath=store

ordermatch.cfg

[DEFAULT]
ConnectionType=initiator
ReconnectInterval=5
SenderCompID=SENDER
DefaultApplVerID=FIX.5.0

[SESSION]
BeginString=FIXT.1.1
TargetCompID=EXEC
HeartBtInt=5
SocketConnectPort=56156
SocketConnectHost=127.0.0.1
TransportDataDictionary=/Users/asifshaikh/Downloads/quickfix/spec/FIX50.xml
StartTime=07:00:00
EndTime=23:00:00
FileLogPath=log
FileStorePath=store

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Ah! I should have noticed this sooner.

Executor and OrderMatch are both server-side applications, so they won't talk to each other, as they are both defined as Acceptors. When you run OrderMatch, it's an Acceptor, so it's looking for an Acceptor entry in your config (which configures an Initiator).

The TradeClient example app is an Initiator. Use that instead with either Executor or OrderMatch.