# Using an array instead of a message structure - intrepidcs API

In some programming environments (such as [LabVIEW](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/basic-operation-intrepidcs-api/using-the-api-in-labview-intrepidcs-api)) it maybe inconvenient for you to access the [message with a structure](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/structures-types-and-defines-overview-intrepidcs-api/setting-structures-overview-intrepidcs-api/message-structures-neovi-api). In these cases you may use a byte array in place of the structure. Table 1 below lists the locations of message items in the byte array for a 64 bit version of the structure. The message structure is 8 byte aligned. Padding bytes are marked in black.

**Table 1 - Position of Message Elements in the Byte Array**

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