IDICON Install

1.) Get the latest archive idicon zip file.

2.) Unzip the idicon.zip in a proper directory (e.g. C:\). It will create the following subdirectories:

C:\ |--idicon
        |--bin
        |--include
        |--lib
        |--share

3.) Append the following two directories to the PATH environment variable: idicon\bin idicon\lib
e.g. in autoexec.bat in C:\ on win95/98 operating systems
       set PATH=%PATH%;C:\idicon\bin;C:\idicon\lib

4.) Set the IDICON_DEF_PATH to the idicon\share
e.g in autoexec.bat in C:\ on win95/98 operating systems
       set IDICON_DEF_PATH=C:\idicon\share

5.) Edit the base.uid file in the idicon\share directory. Change the DICOM UID prefix into your base uid.

Remark: on windows2000/XP the step 3 and 4 are the followings:
click on <My Computer> icon on the desktop with the right mouse button and
select the <Properties> menu.
After that choose the <Advanced> tab and
press the <Environment Variables> button.

Depending on your rights on that machine you will be able do the Environment settings. If you fail, you should ask for your system administrator help.

B.) Linux

1.) Get the latest archive idicon tgz file.

2.) Unzip the idicon.tgz in a proper directory (e.g. /usr/local). It will create the following subdirectories:

/usr/local
       |--idicon
            |--bin
            |--include
            |--lib
            |--share

3.) Append the following directory to the PATH environment variable: idicon/bin e.g. export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/idicon/bin

4.) Append to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH the idicon/lib directory
e.g. in your .bash_profile in your home directory
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/idicon/lib

5.) Set the IDICON_DEF_PATH to the idicon/share
e.g in your .bash_profile in your home directory
   export IDICON_DEF_PATH=/usr/local/idicon/share

6.) Edit the base.uid file in the idicon/share directory. Change the DICOM UID prefix into your base uid.

Remark: You should have write permission in /usr/local directory (usually root has). If you do not have, you can install in your home directory this package as well. The environment commands are stand for Burn shell compatible shells in the examples.