Error message: Invalid sync byte

[herb]

Hello Phil,

working with Exiftool 12.84 I test a new feature of my C++ application.

Sometimes I get an error message: Invalid sync byte

I am sure the error is on my side, but what does this message mean?

Thanks for your help in advance.
Best regards
herb

[StarGeek]

The only place I can find that in the source code is in the code dealing with MIE files.  This is the first time it's mentioned in these forums.

If you're not working with MIE files, then no clue, but otherwise, it sounds like the MIE file is getting corrupted somehow.

[herb]

Hello StarGeek,

thanks for your investigations.
It is a great help for me, because I can be concentrated on *.MIE files.

Best regards
herb