L_DicomSendAssociateRequest

#include "ltdic.h"

L_LTDIC_API L_INT L_DicomSendAssociateRequest(hNet, hPDU)

HDICOMNET hNet;	/* a DICOM Network handle */
HDICOMPDU hPDU;	/* a DICOM Association handle */

Sends an Associate Request message to a connection. This function is available in the Medical Suite Toolkit.

Parameter	Description
hNet	A DICOM Network handle. This is the handle created by calling L_DicomCreateNet.
hPDU	A DICOM Association handle. This is the handle created by calling L_DicomCreateAssociate.

Returns

0	SUCCESS
>0	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

Calling L_DicomSendAssociateRequest on an SCU generates a call to RECEIVEASSOCIATEREQUESTCALLBACK on the SCP. Within the callback function the SCP may accept or reject the Association request by calling L_DicomSendAssociateAccept or L_DicomSendAssociateReject.

A DICOM Association must be established between an SCU and an SCP before any DICOM messages or data can be transmitted between them. For more information on creating a DICOM Association, refer to Creating a DICOM Associate Connection.

When the DICOM Association is no longer needed, it should be ended. For more information, refer to Closing a DICOM Association.

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:	RECEIVEASSOCIATEREQUESTCALLBACK, L_DicomCreateAssociate, L_DicomSendAssociateAccept, L_DicomSendAssociateReject, L_DicomSendReleaseRequest
Topics:	Working with DICOM Network Connections
	Working with DICOM Associate Connections
	Creating a DICOM Associate Connection
	Creating an SCU
	Diagram of a Basic Client-Server Set-Up
	Sending Messages

Example

This example sends an Associate Request message to a connection

L_INT DicomSendAssociateRequestExample(HDICOMNET hNet)
{
   HDICOMPDU hPDU=NULL;
   L_INT nRet;

   /* create the Associate Class as Request */
   hPDU = L_DicomCreateAssociate(TRUE);
   
   /* use default for association */
   L_DicomDefaultAssociate(hPDU);
   
   /* this shows a client sending to its server */
   nRet = L_DicomSendAssociateRequest(hNet, hPDU);
   if (nRet != DICOM_SUCCESS)
      return nRet;

   /* now we can free the class */
   L_DicomFreeAssociate(hPDU);
   return DICOM_SUCCESS;
}