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#include "ltdic.h"
L_LTDIC_API HDICOMPDU L_DicomGetAssociate(hNet)
| HDICOMNET hNet; | /* a DICOM Network handle */ | 
Returns the DICOM Associate handle for the specified DICOM Network handle. This function is available in the PACS Imaging Toolkit.
| Parameter | Description | 
| hNet | A DICOM Network handle. | 
Returns
The DICOM Associate handle associated with the specified DICOM Network handle.
Comments
A DICOM Association must be established between an SCU and an SCP before any DICOM messages or data can be transmitted between them. For more information on creating a DICOM Association, refer to Creating a DICOM Association.
When the DICOM Association is no longer needed, it should be ended. For more information, refer to Closing a DICOM Associate Connection.
Required DLLs and Libraries
| For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application | 
Win32, x64, Linux.
See Also
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Example
This example displays the called Application Entity Title of the associated connection
L_INT DicomGetAssociateExample(HDICOMNET hNet)
{
   HDICOMPDU hAssociate;
   L_TCHAR szCalled[PDU_MAX_TITLE_SIZE+1];
   hAssociate = L_DicomGetAssociate(hNet);
   if(hAssociate)
   {
      L_DicomGetCalled(hAssociate, szCalled, PDU_MAX_TITLE_SIZE+1);
      MessageBox(NULL, szCalled, TEXT("Notice"), MB_OK);
      return DICOM_SUCCESS;
   }
   return DICOM_ERROR_PARAMETER;
}