diff --git a/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/README.md b/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/README.md
index dfbfa7b6..60a5e377 100644
--- a/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/README.md
+++ b/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 - On Windows with Visual Studio's CLI
 
 ```
-set SDL2DIR=path_to_your_sdl2_folder
-cl /Zi /MD /I %SDL2DIR%\include /I .. /I ..\.. main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /link /LIBPATH:%SDL2DIR%\lib SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+set SDL2_DIR=path_to_your_sdl2_folder
+cl /Zi /MD /I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl2.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+#          ^^ include paths                  ^^ source files                                                           ^^ output exe                    ^^ output dir   ^^ libraries
+# or for 64-bit:
+cl /Zi /MD /I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl2.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x64 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
 ```
 
 - On Linux and similar Unixes
diff --git a/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/build_win32.bat b/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/build_win32.bat
index bc2eb3b2..97692d9e 100644
--- a/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/build_win32.bat
+++ b/examples/example_sdl_opengl2/build_win32.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 @REM Build for Visual Studio compiler. Run your copy of vcvars32.bat or vcvarsall.bat to setup command-line compiler.
-mkdir Debug
-cl /nologo /Zi /MD /I .. /I ..\.. /I ..\libs\gl3w /I %SDL2_DIR%\include *.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl2.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+set OUT_DIR=Debug
+set OUT_EXE=example_sdl_opengl2.exe
+set INCLUDES=/I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include
+set SOURCES=main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp
+set LIBS=/libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib
+mkdir %OUT_DIR%
+cl /nologo /Zi /MD %INCLUDES% %SOURCES% /Fe%OUT_DIR%/%OUT_DIR%.exe /Fo%OUT_DIR%/ /link %LIBS% /subsystem:console
diff --git a/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/README.md b/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/README.md
index f029ce71..ec21fb78 100644
--- a/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/README.md
+++ b/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 - On Windows with Visual Studio's CLI
 
 ```
-set SDL2DIR=path_to_your_sdl2_folder
-cl /Zi /MD /I .. /I ..\.. /I ..\libs\gl3w /I %SDL2DIR%\include main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /link /libpath:%SDL2DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+set SDL2_DIR=path_to_your_sdl2_folder
+cl /Zi /MD /I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include /I..\libs\gl3w main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl3.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+#          ^^ include paths                                 ^^ source files                                                                                  ^^ output exe                    ^^ output dir   ^^ libraries
+# or for 64-bit:
+cl /Zi /MD /I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include /I..\libs\gl3w main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl3.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x64 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
 ```
 
 - On Linux and similar Unixes
diff --git a/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/build_win32.bat b/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/build_win32.bat
index d2cfa67f..f263c4b3 100644
--- a/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/build_win32.bat
+++ b/examples/example_sdl_opengl3/build_win32.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 @REM Build for Visual Studio compiler. Run your copy of vcvars32.bat or vcvarsall.bat to setup command-line compiler.
-mkdir Debug
-cl /nologo /Zi /MD /I .. /I ..\.. /I ..\libs\gl3w /I %SDL2_DIR%\include *.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/example_sdl_opengl3.exe /FoDebug/ /link /libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib /subsystem:console
+set OUT_DIR=Debug
+set OUT_EXE=example_sdl_opengl3.exe
+set INCLUDES=/I.. /I..\.. /I%SDL2_DIR%\include /I..\libs\gl3w
+set SOURCES=main.cpp ..\imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c
+set LIBS=/libpath:%SDL2_DIR%\lib\x86 SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib opengl32.lib
+mkdir %OUT_DIR%
+cl /nologo /Zi /MD %INCLUDES% %SOURCES% /Fe%OUT_DIR%/%OUT_EXE%.exe /Fo%OUT_DIR%/ /link %LIBS% /subsystem:console