Win64 setup — Step 12 — Compile DB4S using MSVC

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12. Compile DB4S using MSVC

Start "Visual Studio 2013" from the Windows menu:

Choose whatever settings and theme appeals to you:

Once it's started, choose "FILE" → "Open" → "Project/Solution" from the top menu:

Select the DB Browser for SQLite.sln file in C:\git_repos\sqlitebrowser. Note the screenshot below is a bit old, and still shows the old name - sqlitebrowser.sln. The concept is still the same though:

Select "ALL_BUILD" in the solution explorer pane to the right, then choose "Build" → "Build ALL_BUILD" from the top menu:

This will take a while to compile DB4S (could be a few minutes), and should finish with a message like "Build: 7 succeeded, 0 failed, [etc]" in the output pane to the bottom:

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