vc6 sdl stuff

new c console application project
empty workspace

project settings (alt+f7)

C/C++ tab
Category: Code Generation
Use run time library: Multithreaded dll
same tab, category: preprocesscor
add the include directory

Link tab
Object/library modules
add "opengl32.lib glu32.lib lib\SDL.lib lib\SDLmain.lib" without the quotes

-- exit project settings dialog --

add into your project directory a lib directory, and put into it
SDL.lib SDLmain.lib

make your project put the compiled executable(s) in a directory where you put SDL.dll

create the include directory containing the SDL include files.  