Import c struct from dll header file into TestStand?

Question

Hi,
I'm writing a TestStand sequence to call some CVI functions I have compiled into a dll. One header file in the CVI code is the interface to the dll and declares some functions and some C structs which are to be passed into the functions as pointers. These structs are populated with test results as the CVI code executes. I want to import these structs into TestStand.
TestStand seems to have properly imported my function calls because I can select them from a drop-down list. But it doesn't seem to recognize my struct definitions, because it just says "unknown __struct 617*" -- it knows it's a C struct pointer but doesn't know what fields exist in the struct.
How do I get TestStand to recognize the fields that are in my structs?
The C functions and structs are declared with DLLEXPORT in the header file. I compile the CVI code into a dll, with the target settings set to export marked header files and symbols. The only header file marked in the target settings dialog is the header file declaring these functions and structs. So I think they're being exported properly into the dll.
Any ideas to help?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I'm using typedef struct {...} MyStruct; to make life easier in CVI world, so rather than changing that throughout my CVI code I think I'll just live with the fact that TestStand doesn't know what struct type it is.
But typedef or not, is it ever possible for TestStand to import the struct definitions (ie so that it knows what fields and types exist within the struct)? Or do I have to make containers in TestStand that match the format of the structs I'm using in CVI, and pass those container pointers into my CVI function calls?
Thanks!