void ProcessMsg::composeMsg() {   
	connectToCASA();

	// outputs the STOC and STOC data block
	composeStoc();

	openlog("mid", LOG_PID, LOG_AUTH);

	vector<DataField *>dataField = _appMID->dataFieldGet();
	vector<DataField *>::const_iterator fIter;

	cout << "\n\nThis is the primary data block. ProcessMsg \n\n";
	// outputs the primary data block
	for (fIter = dataField.begin(); fIter != dataField.end(); fIter++) {
		vector<string>fileInfo = (*fIter)->fileNamesGet();
		vector<string>::iterator infoIter;
	for (infoIter = fileInfo.begin(); infoIter != fileInfo.end(); infoIter++) {
		_ptocTb.clear();

		composePtoc((*fIter), (*infoIter));

		int counter = 0;
		int bufferSize = (_lastPage + 1) * 256;
		unsigned char buffer[bufferSize];

		memset(buffer, '\0', bufferSize);

		map<int, pair< pair<unsigned char, unsigned char>, string > >:: const_iterator cIter;

		for (cIter = _ptocTb.begin(); cIter != _ptocTb.end(); cIter++)	{
			buffer[counter] = cIter->second.first.first;
			counter++;
			buffer[counter] = cIter->second.first.second;
			counter++;
		}

		for (cIter = _stocTb.begin(); cIter != _stocTb.end(); cIter++) {
			buffer[counter] = cIter->second.first.first;
			counter++;
			buffer[counter] = cIter->second.first.second;
			counter++;
		}

		for (cIter = _stocTb.begin(); cIter != _stocTb.end(); cIter++) {
			const string data = cIter->second.second;

			for (int index = 0; index < data.size(); index++) {
				buffer[counter] = data[index];
				counter++;
			}
		}

		for (cIter = _ptocTb.begin(); cIter != _ptocTb.end(); cIter++) {
			const string data = cIter->second.second;

			if (cIter->first < SOURCE) {
				continue;
			} else if (cIter->first == SOURCE) {
				unsigned int connectId = _inOutFile->connectIdGet();
				buffer[counter] = connectId / 256;
				counter++;
				buffer[counter] = connectId % 256;
				counter++;
			} else {
				for (int index = 0; index < data.size(); index++) {
					buffer[counter] = data[index];
					counter++;
				}
			}
		}

		int returnSize;

		if ((returnSize = send(_sock, &buffer, bufferSize, 0)) != bufferSize) {
			cout<<"Error sending message to CASA. "<<__FILE__<<" "<<__LINE__<<endl;
		}

		int total = 0;
		int size  = 0;
		unsigned char echoBuffer[bufferSize];

		memset(echoBuffer, '\0', bufferSize);

		string testStr;
		cout<<"\n\nPlease identify this string of zeroes\n\n";
		for (int index = 0; index < returnSize; index++) {
			if ((index < 40) || (index == 88) || (index == 89)) {
				cout<<static_cast<int>(echoBuffer[index])<<":";
			} else {
				testStr = testStr + static_cast<char>(echoBuffer[index]);
				cout<<static_cast<unsigned char>(echoBuffer[index]);
			}
		}
		cout<<"\n\nPlease identify this string of zeroes\n\n";
		cout<<endl;
	}
	cout << "\n\nDoes this line repeat?\n\n";
	cout<<endl;  
	}
	close(_sock);  
	closelog();      
}