Compile SQLite3 with Visual Studio on Windows

The simplest Windows build uses the SQLite amalgamation files sqlite3.c and sqlite3.h downloaded from the official source package.

Create a Visual Studio C or C++ project, add sqlite3.c to the compiled sources, and make the directory containing sqlite3.h available through the include path. Ensure the runtime-library, architecture, and debug/release settings match the application that will link the result.

A minimal verification program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include "sqlite3.h"

int main(void) {
    sqlite3 *db = NULL;
    int rc = sqlite3_open("test.db", &db);
    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
        sqlite3_close(db);
        return 1;
    }

    sqlite3_close(db);
    return 0;
}

Compile-time options can enable or omit SQLite features, so record them for reproducibility. Do not mix x86 and x64 objects or incompatible C runtime settings. Verify the library with a small create/insert/query test and preserve the SQLite license notice in redistributed packages.