byte ptr to object

I getting a byte ptr returned from a C library
this is one of many pointers set from max

here o is an instance of a type

dGeomSetData(o.geom,o)

when I get the data returned
Function CollisionCallback(data:Byte Ptr,g1:Int,g2:Int)

how can I turn data into a type?

Local o:odeent=odeent(data)
gives me...
Compile Error: Unable to convert from 'Byte Ptr' to '<unknown>'

Local o:BytePtr=odeent(data)

then do with it what you like, eg.

Local a:Int=Int(odeent(data))

If you are redefining 'o' from a type to a byte ptr , how do you then access the fields in the 'o' type ?

To convert an object o to a byte ptr p you can write:

Local p:Byte Ptr = Byte Ptr o

To convert a byte ptr p to an object o you can write:

Local o:Object ; ( Byte Ptr Ptr Varptr o ) [ 0 ] = p - 8

So instead of:You could write: