Thomas Wilkens wrote in message news:...
> Michael,
>
> >>This should work.
> > ## unfortunately it didn't.. I got the below error
> >
> > --------------------Configuration: dcm2xml - Win32
> > Debug--------------------
> > Linking...
> > LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file "zlib_d.lib"
> > Error executing link.exe.
> >
> > ALL_BUILD - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
> I dont think you really downloaded the files I mentioned to you, because
> when I do the exact same thing, I dont have any problems compiling dcmtk:
>

My sincere apologies Thomas...

u wrote this
- go to http://dicom.offis.de/dcmtk.php.en
- look for section "DCMTK 3.5.3 - support libraries for
Windows"
- download "dcmtk-3.5.3-win32-i386-support.zip"
- extract this zip file so that in the end you have

I did not realise u were asking me to download the lib files.. all
along my brain was making me think u were pointing me to the source
files which are present right below the main dcmtk download... I had
downloaded them & could not find the .lib files in them & have been
trying to compile them all along...

I am way too embarassed to explain this any further.. all along the
relevant precompiled lib files were present right under my nose & I
was searching everywhere else & poring thru posts to get a idea... & I
went to the extent of renaming a old zlib file to see if I could get
lucky...

Thank God I figured it out atleast now... Successfully compiled DCMTK
with external library support turned ON. Let me see if I can get my
basic DCMTK coding to work now...

Thanks a lot Thomas for your patience, time & effort. Its deeply
appreciated.

Cheers,
Michael