dcmqrscp(1)

NAME

dcmqrscp - DICOM image archive (central test node)

SYNOPSIS

dcmqrscp [options] [port]

DESCRIPTION

The Image Central Test Node (dcmqrscp) Application implements a simple image archive. It manages a number of storage areas and allows images to be stored in these storage areas using the DICOM Storage Service Class. It also allows image attributes to be queried and images to be retrieved using the DICOM Query/Retrieve Service Class. The dcmqrscp application also implements access restriction rules to limit operations to specific peer application entities.

The dcmqrscp application is intended to be used in DICOM demonstrations and as a compatibilitiy test tool. In particular, dcmqrscp will delete images if its quota restrictions have been exceeded.

PARAMETERS

port tcp/ip port number to listen on (default: in config file)

OPTIONS

general options: -h --help
print this help text and exit; --version
print version information and exit
-v --verbose: verbose mode, print processing details
-vv --very-verbose: print more processing details
-d --debug: debug mode, print debug information
-c --config [f]ilename: string (default: dcmqrscp.cfg): use specific configuration file
# This option allows a specific configuration file to be # specified. By default, the configuration file in the current # working directory with the name "dcmqrscp.cfg" will be used # (i.e. the file ./dcmqrscp.cfg). It is an error if a valid # configuration file is not available. See the documentation # on configuration for more information (ctnconf.txt and the # example configuration file dcmqrscp.cfg).
-s --single-process: single process mode
# This option instructs dcmqrscp to run in single process mode. # Normally, dcmqrscp will spawn a new copy of itself to handle # each association. This option will prevent such copies being # spawned and is particularly useful when running within a # debugger.
database options: association negotiation:

--require-find
reject all MOVE/GET presentation contexts for
which no corresponding FIND context is proposed
# This option causes dcmqrscp to enforce a restriction about # FIND and MOVE presentation contexts. The RSNA'93 demonstration # required that a CTN refuse to accept a presentation context for # a MOVE if a FIND presentation context is not also requested. # This option enforces this restriction.: --no-parallel-store
reject multiple simultaneous STORE presentation
contexts for one application entity title
# This option causes dcmqrscp to refuse storage presentations # contexts for AE Titles if another association has already # sucessfully negotiated storage presentation contexts for the # AE Title. This option should only be needed for debugging # since the dcmqrscp database back-end sequentialises access via # file-locking.: --disable-get
disable C-GET support; --allow-shutdown
allow external shutdown via a private SOP class
checking identifier validity:: -XF --check-find
check C-FIND identifier validity
# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-FIND command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers.: --no-check-find
do not check C-FIND identif. validity (default)
-XM --check-move: check C-MOVE identifier validity
# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to perform checks # on the Query Identifiers for a C-MOVE command. With this option, # dcmqrscp will reject any queries which do not conform to the very # strict DICOM rules for Query Identifiers.: --no-check-move
do not check C-MOVE identif. validity (default)
restriction of move targets:: --move-unrestricted
do not restrict move destination (default)
-ZA --move-aetitle: restrict move dest. to requesting AE title
-ZH --move-host: restrict move destination to requesting host
-ZV --move-vendor: restrict move destination to requesting vendor
restriction of query/retrieve models:: -QP --no-patient-root
do not support Patient Root Q/R models
-QS --no-study-root: do not support Study Root Q/R models
-QO --no-patient-study: do not support Patient/Study Only Q/R models
network options: preferred network transfer syntaxes (incoming associations):

+x= --prefer-uncompr
prefer explicit VR local byte order (default)
+xe --prefer-little: prefer explicit VR little endian TS
+xb --prefer-big: prefer explicit VR big endian TS
+xs --prefer-lossless: prefer default JPEG lossless TS
+xy --prefer-jpeg8: prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data
+xx --prefer-jpeg12: prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data
+xr --prefer-rle: prefer RLE lossless TS
+xv --prefer-j2k-lossless: prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS
+xw --prefer-j2k-lossy: prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS
+xd --prefer-deflated: prefer deflated expl. VR little endian TS
+xi --implicit: accept implicit VR little endian TS only
proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations):: -x= --propose-uncompr
propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR
with local byte ordering first (default)
-xe --propose-little: propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR
little endian first
-xb --propose-big: propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR
big endian first
-xs --propose-lossless: propose default JPEG lossless TS
-xy --propose-jpeg8: propose default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data
-xx --propose-jpeg12: propose default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data
-xv --propose-j2k-lossless: propose default JPEG 2000 lossless TS
-xw --propose-j2k-lossy: propose default JPEG 2000 lossy TS
-xr --propose-rle: propose RLE lossless TS
-xd --propose-deflated: propose deflated expl. VR little endian TS
-xi --propose-implicit: propose implicit VR little endian TS only
network host access control (tcp wrapper) options:: -ac --access-full
accept connections from any host (default)
+ac --access-control: enforce host access control rules
other network options:: -to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited)
timeout for connection requests
-ta --acse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 30): timeout for ACSE messages
-td --dimse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited): timeout for DIMSE messages
-pdu --max-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer [4096..131072]: set max receive pdu to n bytes (default: 16384)
-dhl --disable-host-lookup: disable hostname lookup
--refuse: refuse association
--reject: reject association if no implement. class UID
--ignore: ignore store data, receive but do not store
# This option causes dcmqrscp database back-end to ignore # all images received by the Storage Service Class. All images # will be received from the network but not stored to disk nor # recorded in database.
-up --uid-padding: silently correct space-padded UIDs
encapsulated pixel data encoding options: post-1993 value representations:

+u --enable-new-vr
enable support for new VRs (UN/UT) (default)
-u --disable-new-vr: disable support for new VRs, convert to OB
# This option disables generation of new VRs (UN/UT) when writing # DICOM encoded data to a file to the network. This option can be # used to force compatibility with applications which do not support # these value representations.
output options: bit preserving mode:

-B --normal
allow implicit format conversions (default)
+B --bit-preserving: write data exactly as read
output file format:: +F --write-file
write file format (default)
-F --write-dataset: write data set without file meta information
output transfer syntax: (not with --bit-preserving or compressed transmission): +t= --write-xfer-same
write with same TS as input (default)
+te --write-xfer-little: write with explicit VR little endian TS
+tb --write-xfer-big: write with explicit VR big endian TS
+ti --write-xfer-implicit: write with implicit VR little endian TS
group length encoding (not with --bit-preserving):: +g= --group-length-recalc
recalculate group lengths if present (default)
+g --group-length-create: always write with group length elements
-g --group-length-remove: always write without group length elements
length encoding in sequences and items (not with --bit-preserving):: +e --length-explicit
write with explicit lengths (default)
-e --length-undefined: write with undefined lengths
data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset or --bit-preserving):: -p --padding-off
no padding (default)
+p --padding-create [f]ile-pad [i]tem-pad: integer: align file on multiple of f bytes
and items on multiple of i bytes

NOTES

Operation: dcmqrscp waits for another application to connect at the presentation address (port number) specified in its configuration file (or overridden by a command line option). When another application connects, dcmqrscp expects it to be a DICOM application and to use calling and called AE Titles specified in dcmqrscp's configuration file. dcmqrscp will accept associations with Presentation Contexts for SOP Classes of the Verification Service Class, Storage Service Class and Query/Retreive Service Class. Associations will be rejected or Presentation Contexts will be refused if the peer application does not have appropriate access rights as specified by dcmqrscp configuration file.; dcmqrscp will receive images on Presentation Contexts of the Storage Service Class, write them to a configurable storage area associated with the class AE title, extract attributes from these images and store them in a database. dcmqrscp will receive query requests and generate query responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will receive retrieve requests and generate retrieve responses on Presentation Contexts of the Query/Retrieve Service class. dcmqrscp will also process C-CANCEL messages to interrupt query/retrieve operations.; Under normal operations dcmqrscp will never exit, it keeps on waiting for new associations until killed.
DICOM Conformance
SCU Conformance: The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCU:; VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1; StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 StandaloneModalityLUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10 EncapsulatedPDFStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1 StandaloneVOILUTStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2 PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3 BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 EnhancedXAImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1 XRayFluoroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 EnhancedXRFImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1 RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3 PETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 PETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 RealWorldValueMappingStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 RETIRED_VLImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 RETIRED_VLMultiFrameImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2 StandaloneOverlayStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8 DRAFT_SRTextStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.1 DRAFT_SRAudioStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.2 DRAFT_SRDetailStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.3 DRAFT_SRComprehensiveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.4 BasicTextSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11 EnhancedSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22 ComprehensiveSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33 ProcedureLogStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40 MammographyCADSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50 KeyObjectSelectionDocument 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59 ChestCADSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65 XRayRadiationDoseSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67 StandaloneCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9 DRAFT_WaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1; The dcmqrscp application will propose presentation contexts for all of the abovementioned supported SOP Classes using the transfer syntaxes:; LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2; The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.
SCP Conformance: The dcmqrscp application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCP:; VerificationSOPClass 1.2.840.10008.1.1; FINDPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.1 FINDPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.1 FINDStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.1 GETPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3 GETPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3 GETStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3 MOVEPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.2 MOVEPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.2 MOVEStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.2; StoredPrintStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27 HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29 HardcopyColorImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30 ComputedRadiographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1 DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2 DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3 DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1 GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1 XRayAngiographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1 XRayFluoroscopyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2 PETImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128 PETCurveStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129 CTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2 EnhancedCTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1 NuclearMedicineImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20 RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3 UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1 MRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4 EnhancedMRImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1 MRSpectroscopyStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2 RTImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1 RTDoseStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2 RTStructureSetStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3 RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4 RTPlanStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5 RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6 RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7 RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6 UltrasoundImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1 RawDataStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66 SpatialRegistrationStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1 SpatialFiducialsStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2 SecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7 MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1 MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2 MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3 MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4 VLEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1 VideoEndoscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1 VLMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2 VideoMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1 VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3 VLPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4 VideoPhotographicImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1 Ophthalmic8BitPhotographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1 Ophthalmic16BitPhotographyImageStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2 StereometricRelationshipStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3 BasicTextSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11 EnhancedSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22 ComprehensiveSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33 ProcedureLogStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40 MammographyCADSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50 KeyObjectSelectionDocument 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59 ChestCADSR 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65 TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1 GeneralECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2 AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3 HemodynamicWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1 CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1 BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1; PrivateShutdownSOPClass 1.2.276.0.7230010.3.4.1915765545.18030.917282194.0; The dcmqrscp application will accept presentation contexts for all of the above mentioned supported SOP Classes using any of the transfer syntaxes:; LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2 LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.1 BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax 1.2.840.10008.1.2.2; The dcmqrscp application will prefer transfer syntaxes having an explicit encoding over the default implicit transfer syntax. If dcmqrscp is running on big-endian hardware it will prefer BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax to LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax (and vice versa).; The dcmqrscp application does not support extended negotiation.
Configuration: The dcmqrscp program uses the same configuration file as the ti program. See the documentation on configuration for more information.
Access Control: When compiled on Unix platforms with TCP wrapper support, host-based access control can be enabled with the --access-control command line option. In this case the access control rules defined in the system's host access control tables for dcmqrscp are enforced. The default locations of the host access control tables are /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. Further details are described in hosts_access(5).

COMMAND LINE

All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0 to n values.

Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+' or '-' sign, respectively. Usually, order and position of command line options are arbitrary (i.e. they can appear anywhere). However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used. This behaviour conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells.

In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt). Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file (multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator) prior to any further evaluation. Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file. This simple but effective approach allows to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file share/data/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT

The dcmqrscp utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e. if the DCMDICTPATH environment variable is not set, the file <PREFIX>/lib/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows).

The default behaviour should be preferred and the DCMDICTPATH environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required. The DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell PATH variable in that a colon (':') separates entries. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded.

FILES

share/doc/dcmqrcnf.txt - configuration information share/doc/dcmqrset.txt - setup information etc/dcmqrscp.cfg - example configuration file

docs.sk

comprehensive documentation repository

See also