I did not find any examples for 8255 emulation in CVI. However, if you open one of the examples for the 653x family, for example the DOsingleBufHandshake653x.PRJ. You will see the following function:
iStatus = DIG_Grp_Mode(iDevice, iGroup, iSignal, iEdge,iReqPol, iAckPol, iAckDelayTime);
The parameter 'iSignal' determines what type of handshaking. One of the options when you open the function panel is 8255 emulation handshaking.
If you are running into specific issues, then I would post it.
Joji