diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
index acd8b013..61704991 100644
--- a/examples/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ opengl3_example/opengl3_example
 *.o
 *.obj
 *.exe
+*.pdb
 
 ## Ini files
 imgui.ini
diff --git a/examples/allegro5_example/README.md b/examples/allegro5_example/README.md
index a444e5b2..d891982b 100644
--- a/examples/allegro5_example/README.md
+++ b/examples/allegro5_example/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ g++ -I ../imgui main.cpp imgui_impl_a5.cpp ../imgui/imgui*.cpp -lallegro -lalleg
 
 - On Windows with Visual Studio's CLI
 
-\<a5path\> is your allegro5 folder.
-
 ```
-cl /MD /I <a5path\include> /I ..\imgui main.cpp imgui_impl_a5.cpp ..\imgui\imgui*.cpp /link /LIBPATH:<a5path\lib> allegro-5.0.10-monolith-md.lib user32.lib
+set ALLEGRODIR=path_to_your_allegro5_folder
+cl /Zi /MD /I %ALLEGRODIR%\include /I ..\.. main.cpp imgui_impl_a5.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /link /LIBPATH:%ALLEGRODIR%\lib allegro-5.0.10-monolith-md.lib user32.lib
 ```
diff --git a/examples/opengl3_example/build_win32.bat b/examples/opengl3_example/build_win32.bat
index 9cb86e0b..93115918 100644
--- a/examples/opengl3_example/build_win32.bat
+++ b/examples/opengl3_example/build_win32.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @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 ..\libs\glfw\include -I ..\libs\gl3w *.cpp ..\..\*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/opengl_example3.exe /FoDebug/ /link /LIBPATH:..\libs\glfw\lib-vc2010-32 glfw3.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib
+cl /nologo /Zi /MD /I ..\.. /I ..\libs\glfw\include /I ..\libs\gl3w *.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp ..\libs\gl3w\GL\gl3w.c /FeDebug/opengl_example3.exe /FoDebug/ /link /LIBPATH:..\libs\glfw\lib-vc2010-32 glfw3.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib
diff --git a/examples/opengl_example/build_win32.bat b/examples/opengl_example/build_win32.bat
index a214a4b8..278381c7 100644
--- a/examples/opengl_example/build_win32.bat
+++ b/examples/opengl_example/build_win32.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @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 ..\libs\glfw\include *.cpp ..\..\*.cpp /FeDebug/opengl_example.exe /FoDebug/ /link /LIBPATH:..\libs\glfw\lib-vc2010-32 glfw3.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib
+cl /nologo /Zi /MD /I ..\.. /I ..\libs\glfw\include *.cpp ..\..\*.cpp /FeDebug/opengl_example.exe /FoDebug/ /link /LIBPATH:..\libs\glfw\lib-vc2010-32 glfw3.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib
diff --git a/examples/sdl_opengl_example/README.md b/examples/sdl_opengl_example/README.md
index d89ebb45..aada45d6 100644
--- a/examples/sdl_opengl_example/README.md
+++ b/examples/sdl_opengl_example/README.md
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 
 - On Windows with Visual Studio's CLI
 
-\<sdl2path\> is your SDL2 folder.
-
 ```
-cl /MD /I <sdl2path\include> /I ..\.. main.cpp imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /link /LIBPATH:<sdl2path\lib> SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib
+set SDL2DIR=path_to_your_sdl2_folder
+cl /Zi /MD /I %SDL2DIR%\include> /I ..\.. main.cpp imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ..\..\imgui*.cpp /link /LIBPATH:%SDL2DIR%\lib SDL2.lib SDL2main.lib
 ```
 
 - On Linux and similar Unixes