1 File does not start with RIFF header

1.1 Classification

Validator

Validator version

Error message type

jhove

unknown

MIME type

Version

Profile

audio/x-wav

1.2 Analyses

1.2.1 Analysis

Is it a bug in the validating software? - no

1.3 Possible solutions

1.4 Output example

"<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>
<jhove xmlns:xsi=\""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"" xmlns=\""http://schema.openpreservation.org/ois/xml/ns/jhove\"" xsi:schemaLocation=\""http://schema.openpreservation.org/ois/xml/ns/jhove https://schema.openpreservation.org/ois/xml/xsd/jhove/1.8/jhove.xsd\"" name=\""Jhove\"" release=\""1.24.1\"" date=\""2020-03-16\"">
<date>2023-10-10T11:32:16+00:00</date>
<repInfo uri=\""missing-RIFF-start.wav\"">
<reportingModule release=\""1.8.1\"" date=\""2019-12-10\"">WAVE-hul</reportingModule>
<lastModified>2023-10-04T08:14:16+00:00</lastModified>
<size>83</size>
<status>Not well-formed</status>
<messages>
<message offset=\""0\"" severity=\""error\"" id=\""WAVE-HUL-1\"">File does not start with RIFF header</message>
</messages>
</repInfo>
</jhove>
"

1.5 Notes on the error