# KVSubFileInfo

This structure contains information about a subfile in a container file. It is initialized by calling fpGetSubFileInfo(). This structure is defined in `kvxtract.h`.

    typedef struct  tag_KVSubFileInfo
    {
        KVStructHeader;
        char            *subFileName;
        int              subFileType;
        long             subFileSize;
        unsigned long    infoFlag;
        KVCharSet        charset;
        int              isMSBLSB;
        BYTE             fileTime[8];
        int              parentIndex;
        int              childCount;
        int             *childArray;
    }
    KVContainerSubFileInfoRec, *KVSubFileInfo;

## Member Descriptions

`KVStructHeader` | The KeyView version of the structure. See KVStructHead.
`subFileName` | The path, file name, or path and file name of the subfile. If the subfile is the body text of a mail file or is an embedded OLE object, KeyView provides a default file name. See Default File Names for Extracted Subfiles.
`subFileType` | The subfile’s position in the container file’s hierarchy. `KVSubFileType_Main` The subfile is at the top level of the main file. This is the default subfile type. See Discussion. `KVSubFileType_Attachment` The subfile is an attachment in a file. `KVSubFileType_OLE` The subfile is an embedded OLE object in a compound document. `KVSubFileType_Folder` The subfile is a folder or the artificial root node (see Create a Root Node). `KVSubFileType_UncategorisedImage` An embedded image that has not been categorized by the reader. `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedImage` An embedded image. `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedIcon` An icon used to represent an embedded file. `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedContent` An image used to represent content for an embedded file. This could be an preview image of the actual content, or another representation such as an icon. `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedPreview` A preview of an embedded file. This is usually an image that shows part of the embedded file. `KVSubFileType_XrML` The subfile contains the XrML that describes the RMS protection used on an RMS-encrypted main file. NOTE: The classification of embedded images into images, icons, content, and previews is supported only for some Microsoft Office file formats (DOC, DOCX, XLSX, PPT, PPTX).
`subFileSize` | The size of the subfile in bytes. This information might be useful if you do not want to extract very large files. This value is approximate and is the maximum size of the subfile. The subfile is usually smaller than this value when it is extracted.
`infoFlag` | A bitwise flag that provides additional information about the subfile. The following flags are available: `KVSubFileInfoFlag_NeedsExtraction`—The subfile might contain subfiles. It must be extracted further to conclusively determine whether it contains subfiles. `KVSubFileInfoFlag_Secure`—The subfile is secured and credentials (such as user name and password) are required to extract it. This flag applies to ZIP, RAR, and PDF files only. `KVSubFileInfoFlag_SMIME`—The subfile is S/MIME-encrypted and credentials are required to extract it. This applies to .eml and .pst files only. `KVSubFileInfoFlag_External`—The subfile is embedded in the main file as a link and is stored externally. For example, the subfile might be an object that was embedded in a Word document by using "Link to File," or an attachment that is referenced in an MBX message. This type of file cannot be extracted. You must write code to access the subfile based on the path in the member `subFileName`. `KVSubFileInfoFlag_MailItem`—When the subfile type is `KVSubFileType_Attachment`, this indicates that the attachment is a mail item. This flag applies to PST, MSG, and NSF files only.
`charset` | If the subfile is not an attachment, this is the character set of the subfile. If the subfile is an attachment, the character set is `KVCS_UNKNOWN`.
`isMSBLSB` | This flag indicates whether the byte order for Unicode text is Big Endian (MSBLSB) or Little Endian (LSBMSB).
`fileTime` | When the subfile is a mail message, this is the file’s `Sent` time. Otherwise, it is the last modified time. The file time is not available for the following file types: EML attachments OLE objects in a Microsoft Office document Embedded images
`parentIndex` | The index number of this file’s parent. For example, the index of a folder in which the subfile is stored, or the file to which the subfile is attached. If a file does not have a parent, the `parentIndex` is `-1`.
`childCount` | The number of first-level children in the subfile.
`childArray` | A pointer to an array of first-level children in the subfile.

## Discussion

- Embedded images (`subFileType` matching `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedImage`, `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedIcon`, `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedContent`, and `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedPreview` are not extracted unless you set `ExtractImages=TRUE` in the configuration file (or the flag `KVFLT_EXTRACTIMAGES`). However, text contained in these objects is present in the filter output from the container file. As a result, if you filter a document but also extract and filter its embedded images, the output from KeyView will contain duplicate content.

  If you prefer not to see the duplicate content, you can modify your application so that it ignores these sub-files based on their `subFileType`. Alternatively, in the Filter API, you can set the flag `KVFLT_NOEMBEDDEDOBJECT` using the function `fpFilterConfig()`. This instructs KeyView to exclude information from embedded previews (`subFileType` matching `KVSubFileType_EmbeddedPreview`) in the filter output for the container file.

- The `KVSubFileType_Main` type applies to the following for each file format:

  File format | KVSubFileType_Main applies to...
  --- | ---
  MSG and EML | The message body.
  Zip files | A file inside the archive.
  PST files | An item that is not an attachment, an OLE object, or a root node.
  MBX files | A message in the MBX file.
  NSF files | An item that is not an attachment, an OLE object, or a root node.
  PDF files | An item that is not an attachment or a root node.

- If you set the `KVSubFileInfoFlag_NeedsExtraction` flag, open the subfile and extract its children. See fpOpenFile() and fpExtractSubFile().

- The `parentIndex` and `childArray` members provide information about the subfile’s parent and children. You can use this information to recreate the file hierarchy on extraction. Because `childArray` retrieves only the first-level children in the subfile, you must call `fpGetSubFileInfo()` repeatedly until information for the leaf-node children is extracted. See Recreate a File’s Hierarchy.

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