Build a DLL in LabVIEW & Use the DLL in LabVIEW

I am trying to build a DLL for the simple vi with LabVIEW and want to use the DLL in LabVIEW. is it impossible?
I wrote a vi and it have 2 terminals. one is the input for numeric dbl data type and one another is the output for numeric dbl 1D array data type.
It was built with the Application builder for LabVIEW 8.0 and DLL was created successfully.
I want to use this DLL in new vi with LabVIEW.
Call library function used. I wrote a new vi to use that DLL.
In config dialog I config each parameter for dll and connected terminals. but it doesn't work
pleas refer to the attatched file and let me know what I missed.
Attachments:
Array1D.zip ‏60 KB

At first I kept scratching my head wondering why someone would want to do this. Create a DLL in LabVIEW to call it from LabVIEW. Seems redundant. But, perhaps it's an exercise or perhaps it's for testing the DLL...
In any event, calling the DLL worked for me in 8.2. How are you configuring your Call LIbrary Function node? I have it set up as follows:
return type: void
iteration: Numeric, Signed 32-bit Integer, pass by value
array1D2: array type, Signed 32-bit Integer, 1 dimension, "Array Data Pointer" format
len: Numeric, Signed 32-bit Integer, pass by value
Then I called the DLL like this:
Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 03-16-2007 12:57 PM
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Example_BD.png ‏2 KB

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