FAQ #43: findscu / movescu: bad key format or key not found

[Michael Onken]

What does the findscu / movescu error message "bad key format or key not found" mean?

DCMTK 3.5.4 contains a bug in findscu and movescu when using the --key (-k) option, which causes these tools to abort with the error message:

error: bad key format or dictionary name not found in dictionary:

You can get a fixed version (source + windows binary) from the DCMTK FTP server (click here)