Error codes for Filter.exe results

Products

• Data Loss Prevention

Issue/Introduction

Parsing a file, using filter.exe in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) detection server, can return several different results all appearing with KVERR_<code name>. 

Sometimes, these codes are difficult to interpret.

Resolution

Error codes and their definition/description are listed below:

Return Code	Value	Description
KVERR_Success	0	Success
KVERR_DLLNotFound	1	DLL or shared library not found
KVERR_OutOfCore	2	memory allocation failure
KVERR_processCancelled	3	fpContinue() returns FALSE...
KVERR_badInputStream	4	Invalid/corrupt input stream
KVERR_badOutputType	5	Invalid output type requested
KVERR_General	6	General error....
KVERR_FormatNotSupported	7	Format not supported
KVERR_PasswordProtected	8	File is Password Protected
KVERR_ADSNotFound	9	Adobe Document Server not found
KVERR_AutoDetFail	10	Autodetect error
KVERR_AutoDetNoFormat	11	Unable to detect file format
KVERR_ReaderInitError	12	Error initializing the reader
KVERR_NoReader	13	No reader available for this format
KVERR_CreateOutputFileFailed	14	Unable to create output file
KVERR_CreateTempFileFailed	15	Unable to create temp file
KVERR_ErrorWritingToOutputFile	16	Error writing to output file
KVERR_CreateProcessFailed	17	Error creating a child process
KVERR_WaitForChildFailed	18	Wait for child process failed
KVERR_ChildTimeOut	19	Child process hung/ timed out
KVERR_ArchiveFileNotFound	20	Attempt to extract nonexistent file
KVERR_ArchiveFatalError	21	Fatal error processing archive - should abort

Additional Information

The steps for running filter.exe are in this KB article:

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=160007