L_DicomSetConvertValue

#include "Ltdic.h"

L_BOOL EXT_FUNCTION L_DicomSetConvertValue(hDS, pElement, pszText, nCount)

HDICOMDS hDS;	/* a DICOM */
pDICOMELEMENT pElement;	/* pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure */
L_CHAR *pszText;	/* character string */
L_UINT32 nCount;	/* number of values in pszText */

Converts a string and sets the value of an element. Items in the string are separated by a '\'.

Parameter	Description
hDS	A DICOM handle.
pElement	Pointer to a DICOMELEMENT structure within the Data Set.
pszText	Character string that contains the string to be converted to 1 or more values.
nCount	Number of values in pszText.

Returns

TRUE	The function completed successfully.
FALSE	The function did not complete successfully.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTDIC

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application

See Also

Functions:	L_DicomGetConvertValue
Topics:	Working with Data Sets

Example

/* This example sets the value of an element */

L_VOID Test()
{
HDICOMDS hDS;
pDICOMELEMENT pElement;

   hDS = L_DicomCreateDS(NULL);

   L_DicomInitDS(hDS, CLASS_NM_IMAGE_STORAGE, 0);

   pElement = L_DicomFindFirstElement(hDS, NULL, TAG_STUDY_DATE, FALSE);
   L_DicomSetConvertValue(hDS, pElement, "01/02/1999", 1);

   pElement = L_DicomFindFirstElement(hDS, NULL, TAG_IMAGE_TYPE, FALSE);
   L_DicomSetConvertValue(hDS, pElement, "DERIVED\\PRIMARY", 2);

   pElement = L_DicomFindFirstElement(hDS, NULL, TAG_IMAGE_POSITION_PATIENT, FALSE);
   L_DicomSetConvertValue(hDS, pElement, "0.123\\0.456\\1.789", 3);

   L_DicomFreeDS(hDS);
}