message.addFileMetaInformation

Signature: message.addFileMetaInformation(otherDICOM)

Returns: void

Copies the File Meta Information (group 0002) elements from otherDICOM into the current DICOM object.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Default
DICOM Message	otherDICOM	the DICOM object to copy the File Meta Information from

Example

// assumes `message` is a DICOM message model object

// otherDICOM already carries the File Meta Information (group 0002) you want -- for
// example a template that pins a specific Transfer Syntax.
var otherDICOM = qie.parseDICOMFile("/tmp/otherDICOM.dcm", false);

// Why: a data set assembled in memory has no File Meta Information, so it cannot be
// written as a Part 10 (.dcm) file or sent with a defined transfer syntax. Copy the
// group 0002 elements from the template so this message becomes a complete DICOM file.
message.removeFileMetaInformation();     // drop any stale group 0002 first
message.addFileMetaInformation(otherDICOM);