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index 386b6ec31..6a91f1c48 100644
--- a/UnitTest/UnitTest.vcxproj
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diff --git a/modules/c/nitf-c.vcxproj b/modules/c/nitf-c.vcxproj
index eb575fba2..761128988 100644
--- a/modules/c/nitf-c.vcxproj
+++ b/modules/c/nitf-c.vcxproj
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