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FIX TAG 2109

AttachmentEncodingType

intAdded FIX.5.0SP2 · EP167

Definition

The encoding type of the content provided in EncodedAttachment(2112).

Additional detail from the official source

The AttachmentEncodingType(2109) is a distinct and separate concept from MessageEncoding(347) that defines how FIX fields of type data are encoded. The MessageEncoding(347) is used to embed text in another character set (e.g. Unicode or Shift-JIS) within FIX.

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FIX 5.0 SP2 FIX Latest · EP309

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Values 2

ValueMeaning
0

Base64 encoding

1

Raw binary

Additional detail from the official source

Unencoded binary content.

About the int data type

Sequence of digits without commas or decimals and optional sign character (ASCII characters "-" and "0" - "9" ). The sign character utilizes one byte (i.e. positive int is "99999" while negative int is "-99999"). Note that int values may contain leading zeros (e.g. "00023" = "23").

Used in messages 3

Includes nested components and repeating groups. Open a location to see its surrounding requirements.