
VALUE VALUE
(HEX) (DECIMAL) DESCRIPTION
IMPORTING_FILE_FORMAT
FFFF8EA9 –29014 The file is not a valid NI Switch Executive configuration file.
INVALID_END_POINTS
FFFF8EA8 –29015 The endpoints of the path do not match the existing endpoints. 
INVALID_PATH
FFFF8EA7 –29016 Cannot connect this path on the device.
INVALID_CHANNEL_SPECIFICATION
FFFF8EA6 –29017 The channel specification string contains invalid characters or could not 
be understood.
DLL_NOT_FOUND
FFFF8EA5 –29018 A needed DLL was not found. Check to ensure that NI Switch 
Executive is properly installed and that all needed DLLs are in the 
search path.
FUNCTION_NOT_FOUND
FFFF8EA4 –29019 A needed function in a DLL could not be found. Although the DLL exists, 
it may be an incorrect version and may not contain the needed function.
MAX_TIME_EXCEEDED
FFFF8EA3 –29020 One or more switching devices have not debounced within the specified 
maximum time. 
ROUTE_ALREADY_EXISTS
FFFF8EA2 –29021 The route you are trying to connect or a route with the same endpoints 
is already connected. 
ROUTE_EXISTS_AS_UNSHAREABLE
FFFF8EA1 –29022 The route you are trying to connect already exists as a non-multiconnect 
route. It must be disconnected before you can make a multiconnect 
route.
ROUTE_EXISTS_BY_DIFFERENT_PATH
FFFF8EA0 –29023 The route you are trying to connect already exists but is connected 
through a different path than the one specified. 
ROUTE_DOES_NOT_EXIST
FFFF8E9F –29024 The specified route does not exist. You cannot disconnect a route that 
does not exist.
PARTIAL_DISCONNECT
FFFF8E9E –29025 Device specific errors occurred during the disconnect operation.
RESOURCE_IN_USE
–29026  A connection could not be made because one of the switch resources 
needed to make the connection is used as part of another 
currently connected route. 
FILE_WRITE 
FFFF8E9D –29027  An error occurred while attempting to write to file. 
Error Codes