creating material in SDK?

How do i create a material in VC++ with engine SDK?
if looked in to afuncs.h but I can't seem to figure out how to set it.

thanks!

mtl_create + effect_load

Something like this?

MATAERIAL* mat;
mat = mtl_create();
mat.ambient_blue = 255;
Etc...
effect_load(&mat, "shader.fx");
myent->material = mat;

yeah, but in C++ you always need -> instead of . for pointers

Thanks, I got used to lite-c structure method of setting the shaders and I forgot to use the engine functions of making it. I need to reffer to the manual for all the functions.