Calling a C/C++ dll from LabView (dll has pointers)

[chadklunk]

Hello,

I'm new to LabView and was wondering if anyone could help me out or point me to a tutorial on how to pass a LabVIEW cluster to a dll.

my dll has the following struct and i'm trying to populate this in LV, so I've created a LabVIEW cluster that I plan on passing to the DLL so that the DLL can then populate it....

I'm using the Call Library Function Node in LabVIEW to call the "get_board_info" function that is in my dll  (extern "C" short CCONV acq_get_board_info(short count, myStruct_board_info *info);

here is the struct from the dll:

MyStruct_board_info

{

char name[32];

short type;

short irq;

char en_first_gain;

long first_gain_max;

char computer_ctrl;

char pad[3];

};

the dll also returns an error code of either "success"

I'm not real sure how to pass the LV cluster to the dll

[George_P_Burdell]

chadklunk-

Below are a few links to KBs providing information on achieving this.  

AE KB 43GBTHSN: Passing an Array of Clusters From LabVIEW to a DLL

AE KB 38LB2BVM: How Do I Pass a NULL Pointer to a DLL?

There is also a DevZone that may also help as well and provides an example.  This example was written in LV 5.0.  So it can only be open in LV from 5.0 - 8.2.  However, if you save it in LV 8.2, you will be able to open it in 8.6.

Using Structures in a DLL with Clusters in LabVIEW

This KB could be helpful for troublshooting.

AE KB 1GRBRNU0: Cannot Access the Members of a Cluster Passed to a Shared Library (DLL)

Take a look at these documents and see if they provide you with enough information.