# _FAR_USE_WIN32_FIND_DATA

The macro _FAR_USE_WIN32_FIND_DATA controls whether the PluginPanelItem structure uses the WIN32_FIND_DATA structure defined in the Windows API headers or the the FAR_FIND_DATA that has the same layout but is defined in `plugin.hpp`. As some compilers (for instance, Borland C++ 5.5) force 8-byte alignment for structures defined in the Windows API headers, it is not possible to achieve the correct 2-byte alignment for the entire PluginPanelItem structure when the WIN32_FIND_DATA structure is used.

If the _FAR_USE_WIN32_FIND_DATA macro is defined, the PluginPanelItem structure will be compatible with FAR 1.65 and FAR 1.70 headers. But correct compilation will not be possible with Borland C++ 5.5 without modifying Windows API header files.

If the macro _FAR_USE_WIN32_FIND_DATA is not defined, the FAR_FIND_DATA structure will be used. This way the code would compile correctly with any compiler, but some plugins that depend on the usage of WIN32_FIND_DATA would not compile.

Attention!

- In FAR 1.70 release WIN32_FIND_DATA is used by default (_FAR_USE_WIN32_FIND_DATA is defined). In FAR 1.71 FAR_FIND_DATA will be used by default.

See also:
FAR_FIND_DATA | WIN32_FIND_DATA