+#define PUB_DICT_NAME "DicomV3Dict"
+#define PUB_DICT_FILENAME "gdcm.dic"
+#define DICT_ELEM "DicomDir.dic"
+#define DICT_TS "dicomTS.dic"
+#define DICT_VR "dicomVR.dic"
+#define DICT_GROUP_NAME "DictGroupName.dic"
+
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_UNKNOWN;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_UNFOUND;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_BINLOADED;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_NOTLOADED;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_UNREAD;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_NOTASCII;
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_PIXELDATA;
+
+GDCM_EXPORT extern const std::string GDCM_VRUNKNOWN;
+
+/// \brief TagKey is made to hold the standard Dicom Tag
+/// (Group number, Element number)
+/// Instead of using the two '16 bits integers' as the Hask Table key, we
+/// converted into a string (e.g. 0x0018,0x0050 converted into "0018|0050")
+/// It appears to be a huge waste of time.
+/// We'll fix the mess up -without any change in the API- as soon as the bench
+/// marks are fully performed.
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER == 1200)
+// Doing everything within gdcm namespace to avoid polluting 3d party software
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& _O, std::string _val)
+{
+ return _O << _val.c_str();
+}
+#endif
+
+/// \brief TagName is made to hold the 'non hexa" fields (VR, VM, Name)
+/// of Dicom Entries
+typedef std::string TagName;
+
+/// \brief various types of a DICOM file (for internal use only)
+enum FileType {
+ Unknown = 0,
+ ExplicitVR, // DicomDir is in this case. Except when it's ImplicitVR !...
+ ImplicitVR,
+ ACR,
+ ACR_LIBIDO,
+ JPEG
+};
+
+/// \brief type of the elements composing a DICOMDIR (for internal use only)
+enum DicomDirType {
+ DD_UNKNOWN = 0,
+ DD_META,
+ DD_PATIENT,
+ DD_STUDY,
+ DD_SERIE,
+ DD_IMAGE,
+ DD_VISIT
+};
+
+/// \brief comparison operators (as used in SerieHelper::AddRestriction() )
+enum CompOperators {
+ GDCM_EQUAL = 0,
+ GDCM_DIFFERENT,
+ GDCM_GREATER,
+ GDCM_GREATEROREQUAL,
+ GDCM_LESS,
+ GDCM_LESSOREQUAL
+};
+
+/// \brief Loading mode
+enum LodModeType
+{
+ LD_ALL = 0x00000000, // Load all
+ LD_NOSEQ = 0x00000001, // Don't load Sequences
+ LD_NOSHADOW = 0x00000002, // Don't load odd groups
+ LD_NOSHADOWSEQ = 0x00000004 // Don't load Sequences if they belong
+ // to an odd group
+ // (*exclusive* from LD_NOSEQ and LD_NOSHADOW)
+};