To get the Stran7 API working you need Stran7 installed (with the license configured) and a 32-bit version of Matlab. Matlab - Newer versions of Matlab don't require ...
Over the years I've used the Strand7 API on a number of projects, and sometimes the first step was building a quick-and-dirty wrapper. Now I hope I won't need to make a similar one next time a project ...