# TestReader.py

This is a C++ example on how to use gdcm::Reader

    ############################################################################
    #
    #  Program: GDCM (Grassroots DICOM). A DICOM library
    #  Module:  $URL$
    #
    #  Copyright (c) 2006-2009 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.
    #
    ############################################################################

    import gdcm
    import os,sys

    def TestRead(filename, verbose = False):
      r = gdcm.Reader()
      r.SetFileName( filename )
      sucess = r.Read()
      #if verbose: print r.GetFile()
      if verbose: print r.GetFile().GetDataSet()
      return sucess

    if __name__ == "__main__":
      sucess = 0
      try:
        filename = os.sys.argv[1]
        sucess += TestRead( filename, True )
      except:
        # loop over all files:
        gdcm.Trace.DebugOff()
        gdcm.Trace.WarningOff()
        t = gdcm.Testing()
        nfiles = t.GetNumberOfFileNames()
        for i in range(0,nfiles):
          filename = t.GetFileName(i)
          sucess += TestRead( filename )

      # Test succeed ?
      sys.exit(sucess == 0)