Unsure of how to use DCMTK for own app

[Aimevous]

Hi,

Not sure if this may sound stupid but I hope to seek your kindest advice.

I was reading through the FAQ and it was written:

How do I use the DCMTK libraries in my own application?

Here's an example for the Windows platform (MSVC):

1. Create DCMTK project files with CMake (for demonstration purposes switch all external libraries off).
2. Select target ALL_BUILD in Visual Studio and compile the complete DCMTK.
3. Select INSTALL in order to install the DCMTK files to the directory specified using CMake.
4. Create a new directory "testapp" somewhere on your harddisk with the following files.

Example program "testapp.cxx" from the dcmdata documentation:

I don't understand step 2 and 3. Is it asking me to open the ALLBUILD.vcproj and compile? If so, what is Step 3? I can't seem to choose where to install the files to. I ran INSTALL.vcproj and I just compiled it again, and I dont see any use.

Can anyone clarify?

Thanks!

[Jörg Riesmeier]

Open the main project file (dcmtk.dsw or dcmtk.sln) with Visual Studio. ALL_BUILD and INSTALL are compilation targets (or sub-projects) of the main project "dcmtk".

I should probably change the FAQ entry to make this clearer ...