diff --git a/frontend_qt4/frontend_vcx.pro b/frontend_qt4/frontend_vcx.pro
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+TEMPLATE = vcapp
+TARGET = qtZint
+CONFIG += 	warn_on \
+			thread \
+			qt \
+			uitools
+
+FORMS = mainWindow.ui \
+		extSequence.ui \ 
+		extExport.ui \
+		extData.ui
+
+HEADERS = 	mainwindow.h \
+			barcodeitem.h \
+			datawindow.h \
+			exportwindow.h \
+			sequencewindow.h
+
+SOURCES = 	main.cpp \ 
+			mainwindow.cpp \
+			barcodeitem.cpp \
+			datawindow.cpp \
+			exportwindow.cpp \
+			sequencewindow.cpp
+
+RESOURCES = resources.qrc
+
+INCLUDEPATH += ../backend_qt4 ../backend
+# QMAKE_LIBDIR= path to libpng and zlib libraries
+# QMAKE_LIBDIR not needed for Framework downloaded from official site
+QMAKE_LIBDIR += e:/opt/lib
+
+CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
+QMAKE_LIBDIR +=	../backend_qt4/debug
+}
+
+CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
+QMAKE_LIBDIR +=	../backend_qt4/release
+}
+
+RC_FILE = ./res/qtZint.rc
+# Remove pngMT.lib zlibMT.lib if qt is downloaded from official site
+LIBS = QtZint2.lib pngMT.lib zlibMT.lib