Using NI-CAN in TestStand

Hi,
I have a requirment for writing TestScript to test NICAN in TESTSTAND.
I tried with the .lib file in NICAN driver but am getting "parameters not recagonized" error.and i need to add the varibles manually.
NI can has many complex structures,which is bit weird to create them in TestStand.
Please let me know how can i use the CAN driver in TESTSTAND.
Thanks
IVI

James,
Thanks for your input! I linked the document more as a reference for best practices than as proof of my recommendation. The closest reference in this document to this would be the "Functionality to Include in Code Modules", though this does not mention drivers directly. A couple reasons I would personally avoid calling drivers directly:
As you mentioned,many drivers use complex data as parameters, making them difficult to call
Creating a step for each driver call would result in very high granularity, making it more difficult to see what the sequence is doing.
This would also require more configuration as far as which steps to include in the database/report logging
As a programmer, you would have no control over what results are presented from the code modules, since you are calling driver code developed by NI
However, I definately would agree that there are cases where a direct driver calls would be the best approach, so I was a bit hasty in my blanketing statement.
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