Win32::API::Struct->typedef( 'HANDLE', qw( LPCTSTR lpFileName; DWORD dwDesiredAccess; DWORD dwShareMode; LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes; DWORD dwCreationDisposition; DWORD dwFlagsAndAttributes; HANDLE hTemplateFile; )); my $handle = Win32::API::Struct->new( 'HANDLE' );