diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -95,24 +95,20 @@ Solutions for Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 are provided in the "msvc/" directory,
 #### CMake and test
 A CMake configuration file is also provided for better multiplatform support and testing.
 
-Generating the Visual Studio 2010 Solution (similar for any other VS up to 2013):
-cmake . -G "Visual Studio 10"
+Typical generic build (see also "build.bat" or "./build.sh"):
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..        # cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 10"    # for Visual Studio 2010
+cmake --build . # make
+ctest .         # make test
 
 Generating the Linux Makefile, building in Debug and executing the tests:
 mkdir Debug
 cd Debug
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-make -j
+cmake --build . # make
 ln -s ../examples examples
-make test
-
-And for the Release version:
-mkdir Release
-cd Release
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-make -j
-ln -s ../examples examples
-make test
+ctest .         # make test
 
 ### Continuous Integration
 
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1373f6b
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+++ b/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+@REM Copyright (c) 2013 Sébastien Rombauts (sebastien.rombauts@gmail.com)
+@REM 
+@REM Distributed under the MIT License (MIT) (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt
+@REM or copy at http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+@REM generate solution for Visual Studio 2010, and build it
+cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 10"
+cmake --build .
+
+@REM prepare and launch tests
+mkdir examples
+mkdir examples\example1
+cp ../examples/example1/example.db3 examples/example1/
+cp ../examples/example1/logo.png    examples/example1/
+ctest .