+ append += ".";
+ append += Util::GetMACAddress();
+ append += ".";
+ //append += Util::GetCurrentDate();
+ //append += ".";
+ //append += Util::GetCurrentTime();
+ append += Util::GetCurrentDateTime();
+
+ // If append is too long we need to rehash it
+ if( (prefix + append).size() > 64 )
+ {
+ gdcmErrorMacro( "Size of UID is too long." );
+ // we need a hash function to truncate this number
+ // if only md5 was cross plateform
+ // MD5(append);
+ }
+
+ return prefix + append;
+}
+
+unsigned int Util::GetCurrentThreadID()
+{
+// FIXME the implementation is far from complete
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+ return (unsigned int)GetCurrentThreadId();
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+ return 0;
+ // Doesn't work on fedora, but is in the man page...
+ //return (unsigned int)gettid();
+#endif
+#ifdef __sun
+ return (unsigned int)thr_self();
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int Util::GetCurrentProcessID()
+{
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+ // NOTE: There is also a _getpid()...
+ return (unsigned int)GetCurrentProcessId();
+#else
+ // get process identification, POSIX
+ return (unsigned int)getpid();
+#endif