# WriteBuffer.py

    ############################################################################
    #
    #  Program: GDCM (Grassroots DICOM). A DICOM library
    #  Module:  $URL$
    #
    #  Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Mathieu Malaterre
    #  All rights reserved.
    #  See Copyright.txt or http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/Copyright.html for details.
    #
    #     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
    #     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    #     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.
    #
    ############################################################################

    """
    Usage:

    http://chuckhahm.com/Ischem/Zurich/XX_0134

    (2005,1132) SQ (Sequence with undefined length #=8)     # u/l, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
      (fffe,e000) na (Item with undefined length #=9)         # u/l, 1 Item
        (2005,0011) LO [Philips MR Imaging DD 002]              #  26, 1 PrivateCreator
        (2005,1137) PN [PDF_CONTROL_GEN_PARS]                   #  20, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1138) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1139) PN [IEEE_PDF]                               #   8, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1140) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1141) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1143) SL 3103                                     #   4, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1144) OW 0566\0000\013b\0000\0a4a\0000\000e\0000\0a7a\0000\0195\0000\0008... # 3104, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1147) CS [Y]                                      #   2, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
      (fffe,e00d) na (ItemDelimitationItem)                   #   0, 0 ItemDelimitationItem
      (fffe,e000) na (Item with undefined length #=9)         # u/l, 1 Item
        (2005,0011) LO [Philips MR Imaging DD 002]              #  26, 1 PrivateCreator
        (2005,1137) PN [PDF_CONTROL_PREP_PARS]                  #  22, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1138) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1139) PN [IEEE_PDF]                               #   8, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1140) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1141) PN (no value available)                     #   0, 0 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1143) SL 7934                                     #   4, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1144) OW 19b6\0000\005f\0000\1b2a\0000\00f3\0000\1eee\0000\0000\0000\0008... # 7934, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
        (2005,1147) CS [Y]                                      #   2, 1 Unknown Tag & Data
      (fffe,e00d) na (ItemDelimitationItem)                   #   0, 0 ItemDelimitationItem
    ...
    """

    import sys
    import gdcm

    if __name__ == "__main__":

      file1 = sys.argv[1]
      file2 = sys.argv[2]

      r = gdcm.Reader()
      r.SetFileName( file1 )
      if not r.Read():
        sys.exit(1)

      fg = gdcm.FilenameGenerator()
      f = r.GetFile()
      ds = f.GetDataSet()
      tsis = gdcm.Tag(0x2005,0x1132) #
      if ds.FindDataElement( tsis ):
        sis = ds.GetDataElement( tsis )
        #sqsis = sis.GetSequenceOfItems()
        # GetValueAsSQ handle more cases
        sqsis = sis.GetValueAsSQ()
        if sqsis.GetNumberOfItems():
          nitems = sqsis.GetNumberOfItems();
          fg.SetNumberOfFilenames( nitems )
          fg.SetPrefix( file2 )
          if not fg.Generate():
            print "problem"
            sys.exit(1)
          for i in range(0,nitems):
            item1 = sqsis.GetItem(i+1) # Item start at 1
            nestedds = item1.GetNestedDataSet()
            tprcs = gdcm.Tag(0x2005,0x1144) #
            if nestedds.FindDataElement( tprcs ):
              prcs = nestedds.GetDataElement( tprcs )
              bv = prcs.GetByteValue()
              print bv
              f = open( fg.GetFilename(i) , "w" )
              f.write( bv.WriteBuffer() )